underdeveloped
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- adjective
- /ˌʌndərdɪˈvɛləpt/
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subdesarrollado
- In the 1940s, the TVA became an administrative and intellectual blueprint for revitalizing economically underdeveloped regions outside the United States.
- underdeveloped country
- underdeveloped nation
- underdeveloped area
Before, underdeveloped countries produced raw materials and hegemonic countries produced high value added industrial products.
- Before, underdeveloped countries produced raw materials and hegemonic countries produced high value added industrial products.
- They doing it from underdeveloped third world countries with slow Internet connections to facilitate trade across nations.
Examples
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In the future, new wars may emerge in other poorly governed and underdeveloped nations.
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Economy: The majority of citizens in this underdeveloped economy are reliant on agriculture and forestry.
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Another benefit is that our investments assist in the growth of underdeveloped nations.
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Will Point Four influence the willingness of the people in the underdeveloped areas to throw in their lot with the US?
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This country has more illiteracy than some of the most underdeveloped nations!
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More elementary and secondary teachers in rural and underdeveloped areas reached the quality standards.
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Before, underdeveloped countries produced raw materials and hegemonic countries produced high value added industrial products.
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Looking at reality from the perspective of the economically underdeveloped presents a very different picture of what is happening with globalization.
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We arrive late to the Industrial revolution, and that's why Latin America is an underdeveloped continent.
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Many investors are focusing on projects in underdeveloped regions to boost economic growth.
Synonyms
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Land not yet used or built on
A country or area that does not have many factories to make goods
Antonyms
How Developed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Underdeveloped comes from the prefix under- meaning 'below' or 'not enough' and the verb develop meaning 'to grow' or 'become more advanced'. So an underdeveloped country is one that has not yet grown enough industry, roads, or services to support modern life.