"Ebola" meaning in English

See Ebola in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɪˈbəʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /iˈboʊlə/ [General-American], /ɪˈboʊlə/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊlə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ebola
  1. A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Categories (topical): Viral diseases Categories (place): Places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Translations (river): إِيبُولَا (ʔibūlā) [feminine] (Arabic), 埃博拉 (Āibólā) (Chinese Mandarin), 伊波拉 (Yībōlā) (Chinese Mandarin), エボラウ (Ebora) (Japanese), ابولا (ebolâ) (Persian), Эбо́ла (Ebóla) [feminine] (Russian), Ébola [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Ebola-en-name-f-DBBZIg Disambiguation of Viral diseases: 11 41 47 Categories (other): Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈbəʊlə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /iˈboʊlə/ [General-American], /ɪˈboʊlə/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊlə 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. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Ebola (uncountable)
  1. The Ebola virus. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Viral diseases Hypernyms (virus): filovirus Hyponyms (virus): Zaire ebolavirus, Ebola Reston
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  2. Ebola fever. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Viral diseases Translations (shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever): ebola [masculine] (Catalan), ebola [feminine] (Czech), ebola (Dutch), Ebola [feminine] (French), ébola [masculine] (Galician), Ebola [neuter] (German), ebola [feminine] (Italian), ebola [feminine] (Polish), ébola [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), ebola [Brazil] (Portuguese), Эбола (Ebola) [feminine] (Russian), ébola [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Ebola-en-noun-aSHd~0RK Disambiguation of Viral diseases: 11 41 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 46 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 47 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 46 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 48 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 45 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 43 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 46 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 47 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 4 45 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 46 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 46 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 45 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 50 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 47 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 52 47 Disambiguation of 'shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever': 44 56
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Synonyms: ebola Derived forms: Ebolavirus, ebolavirus Related terms: Ebola fever, Ebola virus, EHF, EVD, Marburg, Marburg virus
Etymology number: 2

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      "word": "伊波拉"
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          "ref": "2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever",
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      "word": "ebola"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "shortening for Ebola virus and Ebola fever",
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      "word": "ebola"
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      "code": "ru",
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