"underdevelopment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: underdevelopments [plural]
Etymology: under- + development Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|development}} under- + development Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} underdevelopment (countable and uncountable, plural underdevelopments)
  1. The condition of being underdeveloped. Wikipedia link: underdevelopment Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): subdesarrollu (Asturian), azpigarapen (Basque), 欠发达地区 (Chinese Mandarin), alaareng (Estonian), alikehitys (Finnish), sous-développement [masculine] (French), Unterentwicklung [feminine] (German), Rückständigkeit [feminine] (German), sottosviluppo [masculine] (Italian), 開発中で (Japanese), sosdesvolopament (Occitan), subdesenvolvimento [masculine] (Portuguese), subdesarrollo [masculine] (Spanish), az gelişmişlik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-underdevelopment-en-noun-w8APvEK- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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