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developed

  • adjective
  • /dɪˈvɛləpt/

wealthy and industrialized; not third-world.

Other meanings

  1. Containing man-made structures such as roads, sewers, electric lines, buildings, and so on.

  2. Having useful or necessary infrastructure.

Related words

  • developedness
  • hyperdeveloped
  • semideveloped
  • developed country
  • ESA-developed
  • maldeveloped
  • NASA-developed
  • overdeveloped
  • underdeveloped
  • well-developed

Example sentences

  • “He developed technology for space travel.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “They developed a biodegradable product that could replace man-made insulation.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “developed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.