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—underpopulation, n./un'deuhr pop"yeuh lay'tid/, adj.having a population lower than is normal or desirable.[1880-85; UNDER- + POPULATE + -ED2]
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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 — adjective Date: 1869 having a lower density of population than is normal or desirable … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
