endemic
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Learner's definition of ENDEMIC
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:
growing or existing in a certain place or region
— often + to or in
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endemic diseases
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endemic wildlife
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A wide variety of animal and plant species are endemic to this area.
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The disease is endemic in parts of northern Europe.
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common in a particular area or field
— often + to or in
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A distrust of strangers is endemic in/to this community.
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Sentimentality is endemic to that style of writing.
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