unindustrialized

adjective

un·​in·​dus·​tri·​al·​ized ˌən-in-ˈdə-strē-ə-ˌlīzd How to pronounce unindustrialized (audio)
: not having many highly developed industries : not industrialized
unindustrialized regions/areas

Examples of unindustrialized in a Sentence

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But despite its size, India's dairy industry is still fragmented and largely unindustrialized, says Ravichandran. Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022 People with chronic illness sought relief in a remote, unindustrialized place. Erin Stone, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unindustrialized was circa 1934

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“Unindustrialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unindustrialized. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.

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