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Ebola¹
- /ɪˈbəʊlə/ UK
- /iˈboʊlə/ US
- /ɪˈboʊlə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlə
Where it comes from
From French Ebola, from Northern Ngbandi Legbala (literally “white water”).
proper noun the Ebola
- A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ebola²
- /ɪˈbəʊlə/ UK
- /iˈboʊlə/ US
- /ɪˈboʊlə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlə
Where it comes from
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.
noun ebola
- The Ebola virus. Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts:
- Ebola fever.
ebola³
Rhymes with -əʊlə
noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Ebola [A] single droplet of blood no bigger than this ‘o’ may contain 100 million ebola particles.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: zaire, congo, kivu, livingstone falls, oubangui, abanga, lualaba, loange, motaba, gambia, congo-leopoldville, middle congo, congo-brazzaville, lake albert, luangué, casamance
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Talk about this word "ebola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ebola. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. ebola. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ebola "ebola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ebola.Cite this
@misc{ebola_2026,
title = {ebola},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ebola},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
