under-populated

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Adjective under-populated has 1 sense

underpopulated - having a lower population density than normal or desirable; "the richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast"
Antonym: uninhabited (indirect, via inhabited)

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Term: under-populated

Definitions:

adjective: Having a population that is lower or insufficient in relation to available resources or that is lower than the desired or expected number.

verb: To cause a decrease or reduction in the population of a particular place or region.

Examples:

adjective:

The under-populated town struggled to sustain its economy.
The island has become under-populated after a series of natural disasters.

verb:

The war has under-populated many villages in the region.
Rapid urbanization is under-populating rural areas.

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