←

underdeveloped

adjective

🔊/ˌʌndədɪˈveləpt/

🔊/ˌʌndərdɪˈveləpt/

jump to other results

(of a country, society, etc.国家、社会等) having few industries and a low standard of living工业不发达的；生活水平低的；低度开发的 compare developed, developing, undeveloped ‘A developing country’ is now the usual expression.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Underdeveloped is used with these nouns:
country
region
world
…
See full entry