noun
Ebola
ih-BOH-luh
noun
1
A severe, often fatal viral disease causing fever and internal bleeding, first identified near the Ebola River in Central Africa.
"The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa killed thousands of people."
How to Use Ebola
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dangerous virus, and the disease it causes, named after the African river near where it was first found.
Common pairings
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Ebola virus
contract Ebola
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Etymology
Named after the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, near where the virus was first identified in 1976; the river's name comes from a local phrase meaning "white water."