-ensis

a Latin adjectival suffix meaning “pertaining to,” “originating in,” used in modern Latin scientific coinages, especially derivatives of placenames: canadensis; carolinensis.

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Origin of -ensis

< Latin -ēnsis; cf. -ese

Words nearby -ensis

-ency, -end, -ene, -enne, -enoic, -ensis, -ent, -eous, -er, -erel, -ergic
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