industrialized country
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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.
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.
developing country
'das Entwicklungsland' and 'der Industriestaat' describe countries according to their level of economic and technological development, but they are opposites. A developing country has comparatively less industry, less economic strength, and often more difficult social conditions. An industrialized country is highly developed economically and technologically and is strongly shaped by industry. Learners may confuse the words because both appear in texts about economics, politics, and global differences. Pay special attention to the word parts: 'Entwicklung' points to a still lower level of development, while 'Industrie' points to a high level of industrial development.
In einem Industriestaat ist die technische Infrastruktur meist gut ausgebaut.
In an industrialized country, the technical infrastructure is usually well developed.
Das Hilfsprojekt unterstützt Schulen in einem Entwicklungsland.
The aid project supports schools in a developing country.