adj
Meaning 1
Having an insufficient population for economic viability
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
underpopulated
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
having a lower population density than normal or desirable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English populated English underpopulated From under- + populated.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: рядко населен (rjadko naselen) — Translations
- Dutch: onderbevolkt — Translations
- Swedish: underbefolkad — Translations