nonindustrialized

adjective

non·​in·​dus·​tri·​al·​ized ˌnän-in-ˈdə-strē-ə-ˌlīzd How to pronounce nonindustrialized (audio)
: not having become industrial : not industrialized
a nonindustrialized nation

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Berlin, Kay and their colleagues went on to gather a much larger data set, from 110 nonindustrialized languages. Smithsonian, 19 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonindustrialized was in 1920

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“Nonindustrialized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonindustrialized. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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