Endemic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛndˈɛmɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dwˈɛl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dwˈɛl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛndˈɛmɪk/.

Examples

it is an endemic found only this island
diseases endemic to the tropics
endemic malaria

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

endemic disease autochthonic autochthonal endemical indigenous autochthonous

Antonyms

ecdemic epidemic cosmopolitan

Parts of Speech

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
noun	a plant that is native to a certain limited area “it is an endemic found only this island”
adjective	of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality “diseases endemic to the tropics”
adjective	native to or confined to a certain region “the islands have a number of interesting endemic species”
adjective	originating where it is found “the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo”

Word Forms

autochthony	noun	nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
indigenousness	noun	nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

endemisch

eine Krankheit, die ständig in mehr oder weniger starkem Ausmaß bei Menschen einer bestimmten Klasse oder bei Menschen, die an einem bestimmten Ort leben, auftritt

🇫🇷French

endémique

une maladie qui est constamment présente à un degré plus ou moins élevé chez les personnes d'une certaine classe ou chez les personnes vivant dans un endroit particulier

🇪🇸Spanish

endémico

una enfermedad que está constantemente presente en mayor o menor grado en personas de una determinada clase o en personas que viven en un lugar particular

🇮🇹Italian

endemico

una malattia che è costantemente presente in misura maggiore o minore nelle persone di una certa classe o nelle persone che vivono in un determinato luogo

🇳🇱Dutch

endemisch

een ziekte die voortdurend in meer of mindere mate aanwezig is bij mensen van een bepaalde klasse of bij mensen die op een bepaalde locatie wonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

endêmico

uma doença que está constantemente presente, em maior ou menor grau, em pessoas de uma determinada classe ou em pessoas que vivem em um determinado local

🇷🇺Russian

эндемичный

заболевание, постоянно присутствующее в большей или меньшей степени у людей определенного класса или у людей, живущих в определенной местности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थानिक

एक रोग जो एक निश्चित वर्ग के लोगों में या किसी विशेष स्थान पर रहने वाले लोगों में अधिक या कम मात्रा में लगातार मौजूद रहता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থানীয়

একটি রোগ যা একটি নির্দিষ্ট শ্রেণীর লোকেদের বা একটি নির্দিষ্ট স্থানে বসবাসকারী লোকেদের মধ্যে ক্রমাগত বেশি বা কম মাত্রায় উপস্থিত থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளூர்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்தவர்கள் அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட இடத்தில் வாழும் மக்களிடையே தொடர்ந்து அதிகமாகவோ அல்லது குறைவாகவோ இருக்கும் ஒரு நோய்.

🇮🇳Telugu

స్థానికమైనది

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట తరగతికి చెందిన వ్యక్తులలో లేదా నిర్దిష్ట ప్రదేశంలో నివసించే వ్యక్తులలో నిరంతరం ఎక్కువ లేదా తక్కువ స్థాయిలో ఉండే వ్యాధి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थानिक

एक रोग जो एका विशिष्ट वर्गाच्या लोकांमध्ये किंवा विशिष्ट ठिकाणी राहणाऱ्या लोकांमध्ये सतत जास्त किंवा कमी प्रमाणात असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થાનિક

એક રોગ જે ચોક્કસ વર્ગના લોકોમાં અથવા ચોક્કસ સ્થાને રહેતા લોકોમાં સતત વધુ કે ઓછા પ્રમાણમાં હાજર હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ವರ್ಗದ ಜನರು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ರೋಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാദേശികമായ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക വിഭാഗത്തിലെ ആളുകളിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക സ്ഥലത്ത് താമസിക്കുന്ന ആളുകളിൽ കൂടുതലോ കുറവോ അളവിൽ നിരന്തരം കാണപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു രോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਾਨਕ

ਇੱਕ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਵਰਗ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਸਥਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਵੱਧ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਲਈ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مقامی

ایک بیماری جو کسی خاص طبقے کے لوگوں میں یا کسی خاص مقام پر رہنے والے لوگوں میں مستقل طور پر زیادہ یا کم حد تک موجود رہتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地方性的

在某一阶层的人或居住在特定地点的人中或多或少持续存在的疾病

🇯🇵Japanese

風土病の

特定の階級の人々、または特定の場所に住んでいる人々に多かれ少なかれ常に存在する病気

🇰🇷Korean

풍토병

특정 계층의 사람들이나 특정 위치에 사는 사람들에게 어느 정도 지속적으로 나타나는 질병

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặc hữu

một căn bệnh liên tục xuất hiện ở mức độ nhiều hay ít ở những người thuộc một tầng lớp nhất định hoặc ở những người sống ở một địa điểm cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

เฉพาะถิ่น

โรคที่เกิดขึ้นอย่างต่อเนื่องในระดับมากหรือน้อยในคนบางชนชั้นหรือในคนที่อาศัยอยู่ในสถานที่เฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

endemis

suatu penyakit yang terus-menerus muncul pada tingkat yang lebih besar atau lebih kecil pada orang-orang dari kelas tertentu atau pada orang-orang yang tinggal di lokasi tertentu

🇲🇾Malay

endemik

penyakit yang sentiasa hadir pada tahap yang lebih besar atau lebih kecil pada orang dari kelas tertentu atau pada orang yang tinggal di lokasi tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتوطنة

مرض يظهر باستمرار بدرجة أكبر أو أقل لدى الأشخاص من فئة معينة أو لدى الأشخاص الذين يعيشون في مكان معين

🇮🇷Persian

بومی

بیماری که دائماً به میزان کم یا زیاد در افراد یک طبقه خاص یا در افرادی که در یک مکان خاص زندگی می کنند وجود دارد.

🇹🇷Turkish

endemik

Belirli bir sınıftan veya belirli bir bölgede yaşayan insanlarda az ya da çok sürekli olarak mevcut olan bir hastalık

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶנדֵמִי

מחלה הנוכחת כל הזמן במידה רבה או פחותה אצל אנשים ממעמד מסוים או אצל אנשים החיים במקום מסוים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'endemic'?

The primary meaning of 'endemic' is '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'.

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Using 'endemic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'endemic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'endemic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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