"antidevelopment" meaning in English

See antidevelopment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + development. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|anti-|development|text=+|tree=1}} From anti- + development. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antidevelopment (not comparable)
  1. (politics) Opposed to development, particularly the development of neighborhoods or land Tags: not-comparable Translations (opposed to development): განვითარების მოწინააღმდეგე (ganvitarebis moc̣inaaɣmdege) (Georgian), antidesenvolvimento (Portuguese)
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