ebola
/ɪˈbəʊlə/US/iˈboʊlə/
ebola is the alternative letter-case form of Ebola.
Proper noun capitalized: Ebola
the Ebola
- A river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Noun capitalized: Ebola
Ebola (uncountable)
- 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...2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193
- Ebola fever.
Forms of ebola
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Origin of ebola
From French Ebola, from Northern Ngbandi Legbala (literally “white water”).
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.
Words formed from ebola
Phrases with ebola
Words that rhyme with ebola
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- granola
- idola
- Iola
- minneola
- pianola
- stola
- tombola
- Akmola
- arteriola
- blogola
- boffola
- bola
- braciola
- Carniola
- cashola
- caveola
- Coca Cola
- Coca-Cola
- crapola
- eidola
- gayola
- gladiola
- gorgonzola
- hemiola
- hideola
- Hispaniola
- hola
- lola
- mandola
- mineola
- mola
- mola mola
- Motorola
- moviola
- Ndola
- nola
- payola
- Pensacola
- plugola
- Poehler
- pseudovariola
- pyrola
- salsola
- scagliola
- Shinola
- shola
- solah
- tetracola
Questions about ebola
- What does ebola mean?
- Ebola means a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- What is ebola the alternative letter-case form of?
- Ebola is the alternative letter-case form of Ebola.
- What part of speech is ebola?
- Ebola can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce ebola?
- Ebola is pronounced /ɪˈbəʊlə/ (UK).
Words near ebola in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ebola (page history and authors); Ebola (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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