impoverished nation

collocation in English

meaningsofimpoverishedandnation

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impoverished
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃt/us
/ɪmˈpɑː.vɚ.ɪʃt/
very ...
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nation
noun
uk
/ˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˈneɪ.ʃən/
a country, especially when thought of as a large group of people living in one area with their own government, language, ...
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(Definition ofimpoverishedandnationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 50 years' time, industrially and financially, we shall be animpoverishednation, and our influence in world affairs will not amount to much.
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In such a small and terriblyimpoverishednation, that creates a tremendous stress on very poor rural communities.
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I agree that the examples he gave are hardly signs of animpoverishednation.
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I do not say we are animpoverishednation, but we are a nation that has been hard hit—harder hit than many people allow—and is heavily overburdened by the war.
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We are animpoverishednation.
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Again, in the matter of road construction, it is perfectly ridiculous to say that the road resources of this country are not really ample for animpoverishednation.
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Britain is not animpoverishednation.
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These social injustices take on the form of health inequities when negative health states such as malnourishment, and infectious diseases are more prevalent among animpoverishednation.
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Of course, this conclusion can also differ if the macroeconomy is initially smaller than its optimal scale, as it may well be for many impoverished nations.
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We could have used a little of it to double the amount of money that we pay in overseas aid to some of those impoverished nations.
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We should not have to go out seeking a market among the impoverished nations of the world, where we are not likely to get it at the moment.
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Nearly 80 percent of children born with clubfoot live in impoverished nations.
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Proponents of the ideology hold that unrestricted financial flows, if redeemed from the shackles of financial repressions, best help impoverished nations to grow.
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The rate of disability within impoverished nations is notably higher than that found in more developed countries.
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For example, many charities that provide life-saving medications to people in impoverished nations could not afford to buy these drugs using their cash donations or grants alone.
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