- underpopulated
- adjective Date: 1869 having a lower density of population than is normal or desirable
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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underpopulated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having an insufficient or very small population … English terms dictionary
underpopulated — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
underpopulated — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)pɒ̱pjʊleɪtɪd[/t]] ADJ You describe a country or region as underpopulated when it could support a much larger population than it has. Many of the islands are mainly wild and underpopulated. Ant: overpopulated … English dictionary
underpopulated — un|der|pop|u|lat|ed [ ,ʌndər papjə,leıtəd ] adjective an underpopulated area has very few people living in it, especially with the result that there are not enough people to do all the work ─ opposite OVERPOPULATED … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
underpopulated — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd] / US [ˌʌndərˈpɑpjəˌleɪtəd] adjective an underpopulated area has very few people living in it, especially with the result that there are not enough people to do all the work … English dictionary
underpopulated — underpopulation, n. /un deuhr pop yeuh lay tid/, adj. having a population lower than is normal or desirable. [1880 85; UNDER + POPULATE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
underpopulated — adjective Having an insufficient population for economic viability … Wiktionary
underpopulated — adj. having a lower population than normal or desired, having less than the needed amount of residents … English contemporary dictionary
underpopulated — adjective having an insufficient or very small population. Derivatives underpopulation noun … English new terms dictionary
underpopulated — un der•pop′u•lat ed adj … From formal English to slang
