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21Poverty in China — refers to people whose income is less than a poverty line of $1 per day (PPP) set by the World Bank benchmark (see Measuring poverty). Poverty has affected all aspects of the nation’s life, including the environment, health, education, housing,… …
22Poverty in Pakistan — is a growing concern. Although the middle class has grown in Pakistan, nearly one quarter of the population is classified poor as of October 2006.cite web url=http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/135153/1/1893 title=World bank, UNDP… …
23-stricken — [ strıkən ] suffix used with some nouns to describe people or things affected by serious problems or unpleasant emotions: poverty stricken grief stricken …
24-stricken — UK US [strɪkən] suffix used with some nouns to describe people or things affected by serious problems or unpleasant emotions poverty stricken grief stricken Thesaurus: suffixeshyponym …
25Poverty — Street children sleeping in Mulberry Street – Jacob Riis photo New York, United States (1890) Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money.[1] Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford …
26stricken — adjective formal very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc: Supplies of medicine were rushed to the stricken city. (+ by/with): stricken with a fatal disease | poverty stricken (=very poor): poverty stricken areas riddled with… …
27stricken — adj. afflicted 1) stricken with 2) (misc.) grief stricken; poverty stricken * * * [ strɪkən] poverty stricken (misc.) grief stricken [ afflicted ] stricken with …
28Poverty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Poverty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 poverty poverty indigence penury pauperism destitution want Sgm: N 1 need need neediness Sgm: N 1 lack lack necessity privation …
29stricken — strick|en [ˈstrıkən] adj formal very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness etc ▪ Fire broke out on the stricken ship. stricken by/with ▪ a country stricken by severe economic problems drought stricken/cancer stricken/tragedy stricken… …
30Poverty in the United Kingdom — This article is about poverty within the population of the United Kingdom as distinct from UK policy on world poverty. The United Kingdom is a developed country and, as such, the population suffers the severe privations of those in the developing …
