ガラパゴス化

Japanese

Kanji in this term
化
か
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of ガラパゴス (Garapagosu, “Galápagos”) +‎ 化 (-ka, “-ization”), a reference to Charles Darwin's observations of Darwin's finches on the Galápagos Islands.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠ɾa̠pa̠ɡo̞sɨka̠]

Noun

ガラパゴス化(か) • (Garapagosu-ka) 

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

Synonyms

  • ガラパゴス現象(げんしょう) (Garapagosu genshō)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ English: Galápagos syndrome
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