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endemic

/enˈdemɪk/adjective

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(रोग, समस्या) किसी क्षेत्र या समूह में हमेशा पाया जाने वाला, स्थानिक

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adjective
  1. 1

    ~ (in/to sth)

    (of a disease or problem) regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people

    (रोग, समस्या) किसी क्षेत्र या समूह में हमेशा पाया जाने वाला, स्थानिक

    • Malaria is endemic in many tropical regions.
    • Corruption has become endemic in the department.
    • Dengue is endemic in several parts of the country.
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    • Poor drainage is an endemic problem in many old towns.
    • Delays have become endemic in the railway's work culture.

    Synonyms prevalent widespread entrenched

    Opposite rare absent

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    ~ (to sth)

    (of a plant or animal) found only in a particular region

    (पौधा, जानवर) केवल किसी खास क्षेत्र में पाया जाने वाला

    • The lion-tailed macaque is endemic to the Western Ghats.
    • The Nilgiri tahr is endemic to southern India.
    • Many species of frogs are endemic to the Western Ghats.
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    • The plant is endemic to the island and grows nowhere else.
    • Which bird is endemic to the Andaman Islands?

    Synonyms native indigenous

    Opposite exotic introduced

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Endemic in or to.

'endemic in' या 'endemic to' आता है।

⌂Word origin and word building

Learn the set: endemic (regularly found in an area), epidemic (spreading fast in a region), pandemic (spreading across countries), sporadic (occurring here and there).

समूह याद रखिए: endemic (किसी क्षेत्र में हमेशा पाई जाने वाली), epidemic (क्षेत्र में तेज़ी से फैलने वाली), pandemic (कई देशों में फैली), sporadic (कहीं-कहीं होने वाली)।

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A disease confined to a particular area.

'किसी खास क्षेत्र तक सीमित बीमारी' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।