endemic
pronunciation
How to pronounce endemic in British English:
UK [enˈdemɪk]
How to pronounce endemic in American English:
US [enˈdemɪk]
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- Noun:
- a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
- a plant that is native to a certain limited area
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
- native to or confined to a certain region
- originating where it is found
Word Origin
- endemic (adj.)
- "particular to a people or locality," 1650s (endemical), with -ic + Greek endemos "native, dwelling in (a place), of or belonging to a people," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + demos "people, district" (see demotic). From 1660s as a noun.
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Example
- 1. The first is corruption , which has become endemic .
- 2. Its economy is a victim of gross mismanagement . Oil output is falling and power cuts are endemic .
- 3. Obesity is endemic in north america .
- 4. The last time a country came off the endemic list was egypt in 2006 .
- 5. He picked jamaica because malnutrition is endemic there .