The urban population in most developing countries is increasing very fast.
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Developing
//dɪˈvɛl.ə.pɪŋ//
Synonyms for "developing" (18 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Related words (9)
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2 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 19 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- զարգացող adj (of a country)
Bikol Central
1 entries- nag-uurag adj (of a country)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 發展中 /发展中 adj (of a country)
- 發展的 /发展的 adj (of a country)
Czech
1 entries- rozvojový adj (of a country)
Finnish
2 entries- kehittyvä adj (of a country)
- kehitys- (see: kehitysmaa) adj (of a country)
French
1 entries- en développement adj (of a country)
German
2 entries- Entwicklungs adj (of a country)
- entwickelnd adj (of a country)
Greek
1 entries- αναπτυσσόμενη adj (of a country)
Hungarian
1 entries- fejlődő adj (of a country)
Indonesian
1 entries- berkembang adj (of a country)
Italian
1 entries- in via di sviluppo adj (of a country)
Japanese
1 entries- 発展途上 adj (of a country)
Macedonian
1 entries- во развој adj (of a country)
Malay
1 entries- sedang membangun adj (of a country)
Portuguese
1 entries- em desenvolvimento adj (of a country)
Russian
1 entries- развива́ющийся adj (of a country)
Spanish
1 entries- en vías de desarrollo adj (of a country)
Tagalog
1 entries- papaunlad adj (of a country)
Turkish
1 entries- gelişmekte olan adj (of a country)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
If George doesn't stop smoking, he will run the risk of developing lung cancer.
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Most developing countries are suffering from overpopulation.
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Then he began his work at Cambridge, developing many new ideas about the nature of the universe.
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