endemic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/ UK /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
native to or regularly found in a particular place or group

This lemur is endemic to Madagascar.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · native to or regularly... native indigenous prevalent local restricted

Opposites

exotic alien foreign pandemic

Word family

Derived forms endemicallyendemismendemicity

Related forms epidemic pandemic democracy

Etymology

From French endémique, from Ancient Greek éndēmos ('native, belonging to a people'), from en- ('in') + dêmos ('people, district').

éndēmos Ancient Greek dêmos Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# endemic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/

## Meanings
1. native to or regularly found in a particular place or group

## Examples
- This lemur is endemic to Madagascar.

## Synonyms
- native
- indigenous
- prevalent
- local
- restricted

## Antonyms
- exotic
- alien
- foreign
- pandemic

## Derived Forms
- endemically
- endemism
- endemicity

## Related Forms
- epidemic
- pandemic
- democracy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: éndēmos
- Root: dêmos

## Etymology
From French endémique, from Ancient Greek éndēmos ('native, belonging to a people'), from en- ('in') + dêmos ('people, district').

## AI Etymology
Endemic comes from French endémique, from Ancient Greek éndēmos ('native, belonging to a people'), from en- ('in') + dêmos ('people, district'). The historical trail runs through Ancient Greek éndēmos and Ancient Greek dêmos. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means native to or regularly found in a particular place or group. Derived formations include endemically, endemism, endemicity; related forms include epidemic, pandemic, democracy.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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