/ enˈdemɪk; NAmE / adjective
endemic (in / to ... ) regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of :
Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.
Corruption is endemic in the system.
an attitude endemic among senior members of the profession
species endemic to (= only found in) Madagascar
the endemic problem of racism
—compare pandemic
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (as a noun): from French endémique or modern Latin endemicus , from Greek endēmios native (based on dēmos people).