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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•dem•ic /ɛnˈdɛmɪk/USA pronunciation adj. - characteristic of or confined to a particular place or people:an endemic disease; a species of bat endemic to Mexico.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•dem•ic (en dem′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Also, en•dem′i•cal. - natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native;
indigenous:endemic folkways; countries where high unemployment is endemic. - belonging exclusively or confined to a particular place:a fever endemic to the tropics.
n. - an endemic disease.
- Neo-Latin endēmicus, equivalent. to Greek éndēm(os) endemic (en- en-2 + dêm(os) people + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + Latin -icus -ic
- 1655–65
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