developed country
developed country noun: a high-income country with an advanced, industrialized economy.
Noun
developed country (plural developed countries)
- A high-income country with an advanced, industrialized economy.
- Near-synonym: HIC
- We can't imagine what life would be like without all of these critical pieces of the nation's infrastructure. Without them, both economic growth and personal mobility would have been grievously affected, and the UK would be condemned to slide down towards "less developed country" status.2023 October 4, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: High noon for Sunak”, in RAIL, number 993, page 3
- Synonyms:
- HIC
- Antonyms:
- LMIC, developing country
developed country meaning in Arabic, Malay and Indonesian
developed country in Arabic
- country with an advanced economy
- دَوْلَة مُتَقَدِّمَة dawla mutaqaddima
developed country in Malay
- country with an advanced economy
- negara maju
developed country in Indonesian
- country with an advanced economy
- negara maju
Synonyms of developed country
Antonyms
Forms of developed country
| plural | developed countries |
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Questions about developed country
- What does developed country mean?
- Developed country means a high-income country with an advanced, industrialized economy.
- What is developed country in Arabic?
- Developed country in Arabic is دَوْلَة مُتَقَدِّمَة (dawla mutaqaddima). See Developed country meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is developed country?
- Developed country is a noun.
- What is the plural of developed country?
- The plural of developed country is developed countries.
Words near developed country in the dictionary
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