undeveloped country
collocation in Englishmeaningsofundevelopedandcountry
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undeveloped
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.dɪˈvel.əpt/us/ˌʌn.dɪˈvel.əpt/
An undeveloped place or piece of land has not been built on or used ...
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country
noun
uk/ˈkʌn.tri/us/ˈkʌn.tri/
an area of land that has its own government, ...
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(Definition ofundevelopedandcountryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Up to the present time the technique of presenting a religious service on television isundevelopedcountry.
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There is no outlet for the surplus product of labour there, as there was during the nineteenth century, when this was anundevelopedcountry.
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To thisundevelopedcountrythe war brought many untold disasters only revealed after its liberation.
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It is anundevelopedcountryand it is easy for guerrilla bands to hide themselves; it is very difficult indeed to track them down.
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Everyundevelopedcountryin the world that wants to develop first wants a steel industry.
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We could do a great service in this way to thisundevelopedcountry.
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In this comparativelyundevelopedcountry, they have not all that money.
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Why is it that such money is regarded as a business venture when applied to a developed country and as aid when applied to anundevelopedcountry?
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I say it because of this fact, that while a new country or anundevelopedcountrycan make the most grievous mistakes and recover from them, we cannot do it.
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Wales in particular at present has all the hallmarks of anundevelopedcountry.
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He would be going to anundevelopedcountryand would not have a supply of skilled labour; he would either have to import it or make do with unskilled.
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It is largely anundevelopedcountry.
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The rail lines helped develop what had hitherto been anundevelopedcountry.
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The term implies inferiority of a "developing country" or "undevelopedcountry" compared to a "developed country", which many countries dislike.
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This alternative fuel mixture burns incredibly efficiently and leaves little residue, making it a reliable source for cooking in theundevelopedcountry.
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Once these undeveloped countries rise, their wills should be expressed in the international system, making it possible to deconstruct the western system.
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Witchweed continues to be a devastating parasite of crops in undeveloped countries.
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Both have the same priorities about peace and the plight of the people in the undeveloped countries, yet they come down on opposite sides.
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This will interfere with one of the long-established methods by which we have opened up undeveloped countries.
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The markets that we most need are in agricultural and more or less undeveloped countries that need our engineering products.
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