Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ to describe things which relate to or are used in industry.
...~ machinery and equipment.
...a link between ~ chemicals and cancer.
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2.
An ~ city or country is one in which industry is important or highly developed.
...ministers from leading western ~ countries.
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