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Definition Ebola in American English

Ebola noun

[uncountable] noun
/iˈboʊlə/

The name ’Ebola’ was given to the disease in 1976 by people who were researching the early outbreaks. It comes from the Lingala language of central Africa and means ’dark river’.

1

a serious disease that causes you to lose blood from all parts of your body and has a very high death rate

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Definition Ebola in American English