adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation, US:/ɛnˈdɛm.ɪk/
Received-Pronunciation, US, uncommon:/ɪnˈdɛm.ɪk/
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rhymes with -ɛmɪk
CMU ARPABET:EH0 N D EH1 M IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The endemic religion of Easter Island arrived with the Polynesian settlers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, not-comparable
Examples
Kangaroos are endemic to Australia.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Prevalent in a particular area or region, persistent within a population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, not-comparable
Examples
Malaria is endemic to the tropics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An individual or species that is endemic to a region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
native to or confined to a certain region
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the islands have a number of interesting endemic species
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: cosmopolitan
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
diseases endemic to the tropics
endemic malaria
food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: endemical
Antonyms: epidemic, ecdemic
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
originating where it is found
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo
autochthonous rocks and people and folktales
endemic folkways
the Ainu are indigenous to the northernmost islands of Japan
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: endemic disease
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disease
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + -ic. Possibly via Ancient Greek ἔνδημος (éndēmos, “among one's people, at home, native”) and/or French endémique. By surface analysis, en- + demic.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَوَطِّن
(mutawaṭṭin)
— native to a particular area
Catalan:
endèmic
— native to a particular area
Chinese Mandarin:
地方特有的
— native to a particular area
Danish:
endemisk
— native to a particular area
Dutch:
inheems
— native to a particular area
Dutch:
endemisch
— native to a particular area
Finnish:
kotoperäinen
— native to a particular area
Finnish:
endeeminen
— native to a particular area
French:
indigène
— native to a particular area
French:
endémique
— native to a particular area
Galician:
endémico
— native to a particular area
Georgian:
ენდემური
(endemuri)
— native to a particular area
German:
endemisch
— native to a particular area
Greek:
ενδημικός
(endimikós)
— native to a particular area
Hungarian:
honos
— native to a particular area
Hungarian:
őshonos
— native to a particular area
Italian:
endemico
— native to a particular area
Kashubian:
endemiczny
— native to a particular area
Maltese:
endemiċi
— native to a particular area
Māori:
taketake
— native to a particular area
Norwegian Bokmål:
endemisk
— native to a particular area
Norwegian Nynorsk:
endemisk
— native to a particular area
Polish:
endemiczny
— native to a particular area
Brazilian Portuguese:
endêmico
— native to a particular area
European Portuguese:
endémico
— native to a particular area
Romanian:
endemic
— native to a particular area
Russian:
эндеми́ческий
(endemíčeskij)
— native to a particular area
Spanish:
endémico
— native to a particular area
Arabic:
مُتَوَطِّن
(mutawaṭṭin)
— peculiar to a particular area
Catalan:
endèmic
— peculiar to a particular area
Chinese Mandarin:
地方性流行
— peculiar to a particular area
Chinese Mandarin:
地方特有的
— peculiar to a particular area
Dutch:
endemisch
— peculiar to a particular area
Finnish:
endeeminen
— peculiar to a particular area
French:
endémique
— peculiar to a particular area
Georgian:
ენდემური
(endemuri)
— peculiar to a particular area
German:
endemisch
— peculiar to a particular area
Greek:
ενδημικός
(endimikós)
— peculiar to a particular area
Hungarian:
bennszülött
— peculiar to a particular area
Hungarian:
helyi
— peculiar to a particular area
Hungarian:
endemikus
— peculiar to a particular area
Italian:
endemico
— peculiar to a particular area
Māori:
taketake
— peculiar to a particular area
Polish:
endemiczny
— peculiar to a particular area
Brazilian Portuguese:
endêmico
— peculiar to a particular area
European Portuguese:
endémico
— peculiar to a particular area
Romanian:
endemic
— peculiar to a particular area
Spanish:
endémico
— peculiar to a particular area
Catalan:
endèmic
— prevalent in a particular area
Chinese Mandarin:
地方特有的
— prevalent in a particular area
Czech:
endemický
— prevalent in a particular area
Dutch:
endemisch
— prevalent in a particular area
Finnish:
kotoperäinen
— prevalent in a particular area
Finnish:
endeeminen
— prevalent in a particular area
French:
endémique
— prevalent in a particular area
German:
endemisch
— prevalent in a particular area
Greek:
ενδημικός
(endimikós)
— prevalent in a particular area
Italian:
endemico
— prevalent in a particular area
Norwegian Bokmål:
endemisk
— prevalent in a particular area
Norwegian Nynorsk:
endemisk
— prevalent in a particular area
Polish:
endemiczny
— prevalent in a particular area
Brazilian Portuguese:
endêmico
— prevalent in a particular area
European Portuguese:
endémico
— prevalent in a particular area
Romanian:
endemic
— prevalent in a particular area
Spanish:
endémico
— prevalent in a particular area
Swedish:
endemisk
— prevalent in a particular area
Turkish:
endemik
— prevalent in a particular area
Chinese Mandarin:
地方特有种
(dìfāngtèyǒuzhǒng)
— individual or species that is endemic
Dutch:
inheemse soort
— individual or species that is endemic
Dutch:
inboorling
— individual or species that is endemic
Finnish:
kotoperäinen laji
— individual or species that is endemic
German:
Endemit
— individual or species that is endemic
Hungarian:
bennszülött
— individual or species that is endemic
Kazakh:
індет
(ındet)
— individual or species that is endemic
Polish:
endemit
— individual or species that is endemic
Romanian:
endemit
— individual or species that is endemic
Russian:
энде́мик
(endémik)
— individual or species that is endemic
Slovak:
endemit
— individual or species that is endemic
Spanish:
endémismo
— individual or species that is endemic
Ukrainian:
енде́мік
(endémik)
— individual or species that is endemic
Armenian:
տեղաճարակ
(teġačarak)
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Catalan:
endèmia
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Chinese Mandarin:
地方病
(dìfāngbìng)
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Chinese Mandarin:
风土病
(fēngtǔbìng)
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Czech:
endemie
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Finnish:
endemia
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
French:
endémie
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Galician:
endemia
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
German:
Endemie
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Hungarian:
endémiás járvány/betegség
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Hungarian:
endémia
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Italian:
endemia
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Japanese:
風土病
(fudobyō)
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Portuguese:
endemia
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Romanian:
endemie
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Spanish:
endemia
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Swedish:
endemi
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities
Tok Pisin:
sik bilong ples
— disease affecting a number of people simultaneously, so as to show a distinct connection with certain localities