underpopulated

un·der·pop·u·lat·ed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-pop-yuh-ley-tid]
- /ˌʌn dərˈpɒp yəˌleɪ tɪd/
- /ˌʌn.də.ˈpɒ.pjʊ.leɪ.tɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-pop-yuh-ley-tid]
- /ˌʌn dərˈpɒp yəˌleɪ tɪd/

Definitions of underpopulated word

adjective underpopulated having a population lower than is normal or desirable. 1
adjective underpopulated having too few inhabitants 1
adjective underpopulated You describe a country or region as underpopulated when it could support a much larger population than it has. 0
adjective underpopulated having a low population rate 0

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Origin of underpopulated

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85; under- + populate + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Underpopulated

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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underpopulated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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