endemic

endemisch, weitverbreitet

Ist unter den Menschen an einem bestimmten Ort regelmäßig vorhanden und weit verbreitet.

In einfachem Englisch: Regularly present and widespread among people in a particular place.

• Corruption is endemic in the government.
• The disease remains endemic in several countries.
• They are tackling poverty that has become endemic in the region.

So benutzt man es: endemic in somewhere (Malaria is endemic in parts of the country.); endemic to somewhere (The disease is endemic to this region.)

Synonyme: widespread, persistent

Häufige Wendungen: endemic disease, endemic corruption, endemic in somewhere

endemisch

Kommt in der Natur ausschließlich an einem bestimmten Ort vor.

In einfachem Englisch: Naturally found in only one particular place.

• This frog is endemic to the island.
• The forest contains several endemic plants.
• Scientists discovered a fish endemic to that lake.

So benutzt man es: endemic to somewhere (This bird is endemic to the island.)

Synonyme: indigenous, precinctive

Häufige Wendungen: endemic species, endemic plants, endemic to somewhere

einheimisch, indigen

Ist auf natürliche Weise an einem bestimmten Ort oder in einer bestimmten Kultur entstanden.

In einfachem Englisch: Originating naturally in a particular place or culture.

• The museum studies the region's endemic traditions.
• These beliefs are endemic to the local culture.
• Researchers compared endemic religions with those introduced from elsewhere.

So benutzt man es: endemic to somewhere (These customs are endemic to the region.)

Synonyme: native, indigenous

Gegenteile: foreign, introduced

Häufige Wendungen: endemic traditions, endemic culture, endemic to somewhere