A canton (Quito Canton) in Pichincha province, Ecuador.
(historical) A historical province of colonial South America, corresponding to present-day Ecuador.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkitoʊ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Quito. Named after the Quitu tribe. The name is a combination of two Tsafiki words: quitso (“center”) + to (“the world”); roughly translating as "center of the world."