industrialized country
der Industriestaat, die Industriestaaten
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industrialized country
A country whose economy is strongly shaped by industrial production and that has a high level of technological development.
Deutschland zählt zu den führenden Industriestaaten der Welt.
Germany is one of the world's leading industrialized countries.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Industriestaaten |
| genitive | des Industriestaates |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Industriestaat | die Industriestaaten |
| accusative | den Industriestaat | die Industriestaaten |
| dative | dem Industriestaat | den Industriestaaten |
| genitive | des Industriestaates des Industriestaats | der Industriestaaten |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is a compound made up of 'Industrie' (industry) and 'Staat' (state/country). The '-n-' in between is a linking element that connects the two words. Literally, then, it is a country shaped by industry.
Japan ist ein hoch entwickelter Industriestaat.
Japan is a highly developed industrialized country.
A very common construction is its use with the verbs 'zählen zu' (to be counted among) or 'gehören zu' (to belong to) and the dative plural: 'zu den Industriestaaten zählen/gehören' (to be counted among/belong to the industrialized countries).
Südkorea gehört zu den wichtigsten Industriestaaten Asiens.
South Korea is one of the most important industrialized countries in Asia.
'Industriestaat' (industrialized country) is often combined with adjectives such as 'führend' (leading), 'modern' (modern), 'westlich' (Western), or 'hoch entwickelt' (highly developed).
Als moderner Industriestaat ist das Land auf Exporte angewiesen.
As a modern industrialized country, the country depends on exports.
