industrialized
adj.adj. describing a country or area that has many factories and a highly developed economy. It means the place has moved from farming to using machines and technology.
adj. having a highly developed economy and a large-scale manufacturing sector. Often used to describe the historical transition of a nation from an agrarian to a manufacturing-based society.
The country became more industrialized in the twentieth century.
Many industrialized nations are now shifting their focus from heavy manufacturing toward service-based and digital economies.
The environmental impact of the project was significant, as the once-pristine valley was rapidly transformed into a heavily industrialized corridor to support the growing demand for steel.
From industrialize + -ed.
Typically used as a participial adjective; can appear both before a noun or after a linking verb.