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Galápagos syndrome

Galápagos syndrome noun: the domestic specialization of something, separated from international convention and standards.

Noun

Galápagos syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The domestic specialization of something, separated from international convention and standards.

Origin of Galápagos syndrome

Modelled on Japanese ガラパゴス化 (Garapagosu-ka, literally “Galápagos-ization”) or ガラパゴス現象 (Garapagosu genshō, literally “Galápagos phenomenon”).

Questions about Galápagos syndrome

What does Galápagos syndrome mean?
Galápagos syndrome means the domestic specialization of something, separated from international convention and standards.
What part of speech is Galápagos syndrome?
Galápagos syndrome is a noun.

Words near Galápagos syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Galápagos penguin
  2. Galápagos penguins
  3. Galápagos sea lion
  4. Galápagos sea lions
  5. Galápagos sheepshead wrasse
  6. Galápagos syndrome
  7. Galápagos tortoise
  8. Galápagos tortoises
  9. galère
  10. gam
  11. gam gam

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