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underdeveloped

[uhn-der-di-vel-uhpt] / ˌʌn dər dɪˈvɛl əpt /
ADJECTIVE
(of a country) developing
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ADJECTIVE
not fully developed
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ADJECTIVE
not developed
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Example Sentences

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The Gas Growth Integrated Project focuses on bolstering the country’s oil-rich but underdeveloped Basra province.

From Seattle Times

In any case, the tourism sector remains heavily underdeveloped.

From Reuters

Yet, Senegal’s health care system remains underdeveloped, while youth unemployment is widespread.

From New York Times

It’s a Beckett-like image, at once funny and bleak, but “Zero Station” was thin and underdeveloped compared to the usual standards of this excellent duo.

From New York Times

A couple of states in the underdeveloped north account for much of it.

From New York Times