unincorporated

adjective

un·​in·​cor·​po·​rat·​ed ˌən-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd 

: lacking corporate status : not formed into a legal corporation : not incorporated

an unincorporated village/community

an unincorporated business/association

Examples of unincorporated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Eaton fire destroyed more than 9,000 structures, most of them single-family homes in Altadena, an unincorporated area where the county government has the final say on building permits. —Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025

The seat represents the cities of Chula Vista, National City and Imperial Beach, the San Diego neighborhoods of Barrio Logan, Nestor and San Ysidro and the unincorporated areas of Bonita and parts of Spring Valley. —Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

The deadly crash occurred about 3:15 a.m. along Eureka Road, just east of Bridle Path Lane in an unincorporated area of Placer County. —Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2025

Townships were originally created to provide local government services to rural and unincorporated areas. —Catrina Barker | The Center Square Contributor, The Washington Examiner, 4 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1732, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unincorporated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated