English Explanatory Dictionary

Ebola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
noun
  1. The Ebola virus.
  2. Ebola fever.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Ebola.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈbəʊlə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ebola.wav /iˈboʊlə/ /ɪˈboʊlə/

Word forms

Ebola

Etymology

Named after the river, which flowed near the first outbreak of Ebola that was first identified as Ebola. Reports conflict about who initially coined the name: either Karl Johnson of the American Centers for Disease Control or Belgian researchers.

Related words

Marburg Marburg virus

Derived words

Ebolavirus Ebola hemorrhagic fever Ebola virus disease Ebola fever Ebola virus EHF EVD
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