Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Lacking the normal or required population density.
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- adjective Having an insufficient
population for economic viability
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- adjective having a lower population density than normal or desirable
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Examples
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They came to a neglected backwater of the Ottoman Empire, underpopulated and peopled primarily by local peasants who rarely had any “identity” beyond their local clan and their Christian or Islamic faith, and divided between 3 larger Ottoman districts.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
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Care to explain how Europe could have settled “underpopulated” North America without “maltreatment” of the natives?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Genetic Evidence Shows Common Origins of Jews 2010
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Today the population is around 5,000, and the place still seems underpopulated.
Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part II of II) Richard Bangs 2011
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One scene of "Housewives" was set at a reception hosted by lobbyist Edwina Rogers -- a strangely underpopulated affair.
"Real Housewives of D.C.": Finally over. What it taught us about reality TV The Reliable Source 2010
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"The market is underpopulated, and there's much more demand for capital than supply," said Mauro Moretti , a manager for Hutton Collins with a €600 million portfolio that does two or three investments a year in Italy, although it focuses on taking minority stakes in larger companies with at least €200 million in annual revenue.
Italian Fund Goes on Buying Spree Christopher Emsden 2012
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Today the population is around 5,000, and the place still seems underpopulated.
Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part II of II) Richard Bangs 2011
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“Maybe large underpopulated cities like Detroit could be the locations of guest-worker programs or something?”
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Maybe large underpopulated cities like Detroit could be the locations of guest-worker programs or something?
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Maybe large underpopulated cities like Detroit could be the locations of guest-worker programs or something?
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The countryside languishes in poor countries, in part because it is underpopulated.
Cowen, Clark, and Malthus, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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