Industrialised

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of industrialise form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    having undergone industrialisation. UK

    "The completely-industrialised outskirts of Newcastle gradually give place to rural surroundings, and the Tyne becomes a moorland river with a boulder-strewn bed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    made industrial; converted to industrialism wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
developedindustrialindustrialized

Example

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"Suppose there was a worldwide oil shortage in ten years' time. What would happen to the industrialised countries?"

Etymology

From industrialise + -ed.

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