antimalaria

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UK/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛə.ɹi.ə/UK/-taɪ-/US/ˌæn.ti.məˈlɛ.ɹi.ə/

adjective

Acting to relieve or prevent a malaria infection

“The government started an antimalaria campaign.”

OriginEnglish malaria ← Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti →
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Meanings

adjectiveantimalaria (not comparable)

alternative anti-malaria

  1. not comparableActing to relieve or prevent a malaria infection

    The government started an antimalaria campaign.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishmalaria
  8. Englishantimalaria

From anti- + malaria.

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Translations

Portuguese antimalária
  • antimaláriaantimalarial

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with antimalaria

areaBulgariamalariaBavariamilitariasamariaurticariaradiolariaHungariacnidariafritillariamammillariaCarpentariacrotalarialaminariaaraucariamatricariapulmonariacalvariaarmillarialinariaSumeriarosariabaria
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Cite this entry
APA

antimalaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimalaria

MLA

“antimalaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimalaria. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antimalaria,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antimalaria.

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