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I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.
Lawrence Summers

Meaning of "underpopulated" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERPOPULATED

underpopulated  [ˌʌndəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERPOPULATED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underpopulated is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDERPOPULATED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

underpopulated

Population decline

Population decline can refer to the decline in population of any organism, but this article refers to population decline in humans. It is a term usually used to describe any great reduction in a human population. It can be used to refer to long-term demographic trends, as in urban decay, white flight or rural flight, but it is also commonly employed to describe large reductions in population due to violence, disease, or other catastrophes.

Definition of underpopulated in the English dictionary

The definition of underpopulated in the dictionary is having a low population rate.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERPOPULATED


angulated
ˈæŋgjʊˌleɪtɪd
articulated
ɑːˈtɪkjʊˌleɪtɪd
calculated
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪd
capsulated
ˈkæpsjʊˌleɪtɪd
castellated
ˈkæstɪˌleɪtɪd
crenellated
ˈkrɛnɪˌleɪtɪd
insulated
ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪtɪd
mentholated
ˈmɛnθəˌleɪtɪd
overpopulated
ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd
pixelated
ˈpɪksəˌleɪtɪd
pixellated
ˈpɪksəˌleɪtɪd
pixilated
ˈpɪksɪˌleɪtɪd
populated
ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd
simulated
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtɪd
uncirculated
ʌnˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪtɪd
uncorrelated
ʌnˈkɒrɪˌleɪtɪd
uninsulated
ʌnˈɪnsjʊˌleɪtɪd
unmodulated
ʌnˈmɒdʒʊˌleɪtɪd
unregulated
ʌnˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtɪd
unstimulated
ʌnˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERPOPULATED

underperform
underpin
underpinned
underpinning
underpinnings
underpitch
underpitch vault
underplant
underplay
underplot
underpowered
underpraise
underprepared
underprice
underpriced
underpricing
underprise
underprivileged
underprize
underproduce

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERPOPULATED

afflated
belated
chromium-plated
dedicated
deflated
elated
gold-plated
HIV-related
inflated
interrelated
isolated
lated
nickel-plated
plated
related
silver-plated
smoking-related
stress-related
unpopulated
unrelated
untranslated

Synonyms and antonyms of underpopulated in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underpopulated» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERPOPULATED

Find out the translation of underpopulated to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underpopulated from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underpopulated» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人口稀少
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco poblado
570 millions of speakers

English

underpopulated
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अल्पसंख्यक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آهلة بالسكان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

малонаселенным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

underpopulated
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঊনবসতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-peuplé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kurang berpengetahuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unterbevölkert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過疎
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

underpopulated
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underpopulated
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có ít dân vì đất đai chật hẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைவாகவே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधोरेखित नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nüfusu az
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottopopolato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

słabo zaludnione
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

малонаселених
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subpopulate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αραιοκατοικημένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

underpopulated
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

underbefolkade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

underpopulated
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underpopulated

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPOPULATED»

The term «underpopulated» is normally little used and occupies the 123.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERPOPULATED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «underpopulated» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «underpopulated» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underpopulated

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QUOTES WITH «UNDERPOPULATED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word underpopulated.
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Lawrence Summers
I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERPOPULATED»

Discover the use of underpopulated in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underpopulated and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crucifixion of the Unborn: Underpopulated India
Polemic against birth control in India.
V. Jagannatha Panicker, 1974
2
Behavior Settings: A Revision and Extension of Roger G. ...
9. Behavior. Setting. Theory. Applied. to. Underpopulated. Settings. The theory of behavior settings described in the previous chapter supports the view that the environment in terms of behavior settings is much more than a source of random  ...
Phil Schoggen, 1989
3
Migrations Spontanées en Indonésie: La Colonisation Agricole ...
For a long time, Southern Sumatra remained seriously underpopulated, indeed almost empty in some places, whereas strong demographic pressure hampered the development of rural Java. The impression of underpopulation, emphasized ...
Muriel Charras, Marc Pain, 1993
4
Community Psychology: Linking Individuals and Communities
Alternatively, an underpopulated setting has more roles than members. That increases member sense of responsibility for maintaining the setting and offers them the chance to develop skills they otherwise might not have learned. It may also ...
Bret Kloos, Jean Hill, Elizabeth Thomas, 2011
5
Consumer-Run Mental Health: Framework for Recovery
(1991), who identified the creation of underpopulated settings as a successful expansion strategy used by GROW. This discrepancy could be due to several factors. First, the Zimmerman study focused on expanding the number of groups and ...
Louis D. Brown, 2011
6
Focus on Urban and Regional Economics
At equilibrium X* , call region i underpopulated if lffl > 0 and overpopulated if w„ < 0 . If there are at least two underpopulated regions, then the equilibrium is unstable, because a resident in one underpopulated region feels happy to migrate to ...
Lawrence Yee, 2006
7
Key Geography Extensions
Countries that are underpopulated are those with insufficient people to make full use of the resources available. Overpopulation and underpopulation are very hard - if not impossible - to measure. This means that you may have formed an ...
David Waugh, David Gardner, 1999
8
Geography: An Integrated Approach
... and a lackof capital has meant that the country can ill afford to buy technical skills from overseas (its trade is valued at US$ 54 per person per year). Bangladesh receives $ 1 1 per person per year in aid. Is Canada underpopulated ? Canada ...
David Waugh, 2000
9
Big School, Small School: High School Size and Student Behavior
But a person with a function, as is necessary in an underpopulated setting, is more than a person; he is a person in a complicated behavioral context, and he is judged within this context. Fine discriminations as to the kind of person he is are ...
Roger Garlock Barker, Paul V. Gump, 1964
10
New Extensions
Countries with resources that are greater than can be used by the people living there are underpopulated (map C). Most people, regardless of where they live, seek a higher standard of living, i.e. an improvement in their daily way of life.
David Waugh, David Gardner, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERPOPULATED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underpopulated is used in the context of the following news items.
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Education ministry says no decision taken on which underpopulated
The Education Ministry says it has not made a final decision on which underpopulated schools to close in St Thomas. The announcement from the Ministry ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jun 15»
2
Ebola phase III studies underpopulated as epidemic wanes
Underscoring the multitude of practical difficulties facing Ebola vaccine trial conductors, phase III vaccine studies are being complicated by the fact that just 30 ... «BioPharma Dive, Apr 15»
3
Inside Spain's shockingly underpopulated region Molina de Aragon
... sources all around the vast region. The square footage of the underpopulated Central region is as large as Austria, and just two hours drive from Madrid. «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
4
Rural Victoria looks to farming to save underpopulated communities
The RCV represents 38 councils, accounting for 79 per cent of the state's land mass but they are underpopulated. “We're in the box seat. Our farms are second ... «Government News, Mar 15»
5
How Toronto's shifts in school enrolment reflect a changing city
The problem of underpopulated schools in Toronto is the product of decades of slow change in family size and settlement patterns. In the big picture, families ... «The Globe and Mail, Jan 15»
6
Dallas Officials Say Bringing Save-A-Lot to Underpopulated Section …
For the past few years, the Dallas City Council says it's been trying to develop a vacant lot on Simpson Stuart and Bonnie View roads, in a section of Dallas south ... «Dallas Observer, Dec 14»
7
Guild Wars 2 megaservers will fill underpopulated maps with players …
For all the talk of social systems you'll hear from designers these days, Guild Wars 2 is already the most social MMO - simply because it'll re-level your character ... «PCGamesN, Apr 14»
8
Students urged to start own business
“When I look at the population numbers for Ireland, Ireland is underpopulated, vastly underpopulated to the point where it may not be able to be a sustainable ... «Irish Examiner, Jan 14»
9
World Of Warcraft Connected Realms Aim To Fix Underpopulated
Life's about to get a bit easier for World Of Warcraft players on underpopulated servers. The MMORPG's next content update will introduce a feature called ... «Cinema Blend, Aug 13»
10
'Struggling schools should merge with the underpopulated'
"There are some small basic schools in some areas where there are primary schools that are underpopulated and in those primary schools there are trained ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 12»

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