Well attestedNamed from the place
West Nile virus
noun · first attested 20th century
The virus is named for a district in Uganda.
A mosquito-borne virus that can cause encephalitis.
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- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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West Nile
- In English
West Nile virus
It was first isolated in 1937 from a woman in the West Nile district of Uganda.
Uganda
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