de·vel·oped
di-ˈve-ləpt 
dē-
: having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living
a developed country
developed
2 of 2past tense and past participle of develop
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Adjective
The disease is almost unheard of in developed countries.
The younger plant has a less developed root system.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries, which is particularly high for Black women due to widespread racial bias.
—Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Yes, but: Data on displacement is complicated and difficult to track, given that people can have multiple reasons for leaving their homes, in both the developed and developing world.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In the nineteenth century, cultural nationalism had great allure in central Europe, where political institutions were less developed and unable to become the focal point of national identity; such cultural nationalism at once signaled pride in the past and fear of the future.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
In developed countries, an average of 2.1 live births per woman is considered the threshold needed to replace a population, but European women have an average of 1.52 children.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed countries, which is particularly high for Black women due to widespread racial bias.
—Carson Meyer, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Yes, but: Data on displacement is complicated and difficult to track, given that people can have multiple reasons for leaving their homes, in both the developed and developing world.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
In the nineteenth century, cultural nationalism had great allure in central Europe, where political institutions were less developed and unable to become the focal point of national identity; such cultural nationalism at once signaled pride in the past and fear of the future.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Developed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/developed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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developed
adjective
de·vel·oped
di-ˈvel-əpt
: having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living
a developed country
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