unpopulatedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɒpjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɑpjəˌleɪdᵻd/ 1. Not populated; having no (or very few) inhabitants.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > [adjective] > not
unbiggedc1175
desert1297
void1338
desolatec1374
unhabited1490
inhabitable?1529
disinhabit1530
depopulate1531
uninhabita1540
unpeopled1547
undwelta1557
uninhabited1571
dishabited1577
dispeopled1577
unhabit1580
disinhabited1600
desertful1601
unmanned1609
inhabited1614
peopleless1621
deserted1629
depopulated1632
unhabitated1648
unseated1662
desolated1693
unpopulous1715
unsettled1724
unpopulated1776
bandless1862
populationless1885
unlived-in1927
1776 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies II. v. 117 The European power..would have nothing left, but a large and vacant and unpopulated space [Fr. qu'un grand voide dans sa population].
1829 Westm. Rev. Jan. 81 The scene is laid in an unpopulated province of New Granada.
1885 Manch. Examiner 4 Apr. 4/6 The march of the European invader into the unpopulated regions.
1920 Pop. Sci. Monthly Nov. 37 Coal-mine fires..usually occur in unpopulated districts where they are allowed to burn themselves out.
2013 C. Norton Edge of Normal l. 204 The road..winds away from the freeway into an unpopulated area.
2. Electronics. Of a printed circuit board or part of one: having no electronic components fitted.
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1968 RCA Engineer Aug.–Sept. 5/2 DIT-MCO for testing unpopulated printed-circuit boards.
1989 PC Mag. 27 June 226/2 For do-it-yourselfers, Wells American also offers unpopulated modules that accept standard DIP chips.
2003 A. Huang Hacking the Xbox x. 156 Look at an unpopulated memory spot on the Xbox motherboard.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1776