de ‧ vel ‧ oped /dɪˈveləpt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ developer , ↑ development , ↑ redevelopment ; verb : ↑ develop , ↑ redevelop ; adjective : ↑ developed ≠ ↑ undeveloped , ↑ developing ]
1 . a developed country is one of the rich countries of the world with many industries, comfortable living for most people, and usually an elected government ⇨ developing , underdeveloped :
energy consumption in the developed world
developed countries/nations
The charity works with children in less developed countries.
2 . a developed sense, system etc, is better, larger, or more advanced than others:
Dogs have a highly developed sense of smell.
plants with well developed root systems
Labour has a more fully developed programme for the unemployed.