English Dictionary

Definition of “industrialized”

industrialized (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəˌlaɪzd) or industrialised (British)

being characterized by industry on an extensive scale ⇒ Cancer is a major killer in industrialized areas. ⇒ the industrialized world

tr to develop industry on an extensive scale in (a country, region, etc)
intr (of a country, region, etc) to undergo the development of industry on an extensive scale

inˌdustrialiˈzation, inˌdustrialiˈsation noun

British English: industrialized An industrialized area or place is one which has a lot of industries. ADJECTIVEIndustrialized countries must reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Brazilian Portuguese: industrializado
Chinese: 工业化的工业業化的
European Spanish: industrializado industrializada
French: industrialisé industrialisée
German: industrialisiert
Italian: industrializzato industrializzata
Japanese: 工業化された
Korean: 선진 공업국
Portuguese: industrializado industrializada
Spanish: industrializado industrializada

Among the major industrialized countries, we rank second, only to the United States, in the amount of energy we consume per capita.

Globe and Mail (2003)

Once largely a problem of industrialized countries, obesity now is hitting developing countries too.

canada.com (2004)

Smithfield is one of the biggest and oldest (c 1868) meat markets in the industrialized world.

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