Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Made industrial; converted to industrialism: Describes a country, region, or area that has developed a large-scale manufacturing and technological economic base, often involving the widespread use of machinery and factories. It implies a shift from a primarily agricultural society.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The government invested in infrastructure to support the newly industrialized zone.
  • Compared to its neighbors, it is a highly industrialized nation with a strong export economy.
  • Pollution became a significant problem in the rapidly industrialized regions of the country.

Advanced Usage

• Newly Industrialized Country (NIC): A socioeconomic classification for a country whose level of economic development is between that of developing and fully developed countries, characterized by rapid industrial growth and export-oriented economies.
  • South Korea and Taiwan are often cited as classic examples of newly industrialized countries.

Variants and Related Words

• Industrialize (verb): To develop industry on a large scale.
  • The nation sought to industrialize its economy to create jobs.
• Industrialization (noun): The process of developing industries in a country or region on a wide scale.
  • The industrialization of the 19th century changed society profoundly.
• Industrial (adjective): Relating to or characterized by industry.
  • The city's landscape is dominated by industrial buildings.
• Post-industrial (adjective): Relating to an economy that is no longer based on heavy industry but on services and information.
  • Many industrialized nations are now considered post-industrial economies.

Synonyms

• Developed (in an economic/industrial context)
• Manufacturing-based
• Technologically advanced (can be a related concept)

Antonyms

• Agrarian
• Pre-industrial
• Developing (in an economic/industrial context)

Adjective

1. made industrial; converted to industrialism
   • industrialized areas