underpopulated
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un·der·pop·u·lat·ed
(ŭn′dər-pŏp′yə-lā′tĭd)adj.
Lacking the normal or required population density.
un′der·pop·u·la′tion n.
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underpopulated
(ˌʌndəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd)adj
having a low population rate
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Adj. | 1. | underpopulated - having a lower population density than normal or desirable; "the richly endowed but underpopulated Ivory Coast" inhabited - having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth" |
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