endemic
Native to a particular area or cultureNative to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
» The endemic corruption among the country's elite has led to widespread discontent with its political system.
Поголовна корупція серед еліти країни призвела до широкорозповсюдженого незадоволення її політичною системою.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.
endemisch
эндеми́ческийendemíčeskij
originating where it is found
(especially, not comparable)Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.
Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
endemisch
(especially, not comparable)Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.
Malaria is endemic to the tropics.
endemisch
Examples
11 sentencesThe endemic corruption among the country's elite has led to widespread discontent with its political system.
Поголовна корупція серед еліти країни призвела до широкорозповсюдженого незадоволення її політичною системою.
Algeria needs to eliminate its endemic corruption.
It was discovered that less than one child in a hundred had been inoculated against endemic disease.
ruБыло выявлено, что прививки от эндемических заболеваний сделаны менее чем одному ребёнку из сотни.
Corruption has become endemic in Algeria.
Are there any mammals endemic to Algeria?
Translations
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality:endemical
- originating where it is found:autochthonalautochthonicautochthonousindigenous