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infrastructure

[ in-fruh-struhk-cher ]

noun

  1. the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools:

    Investments in infrastructure helped the U.S. economy recover from the Great Depression.

  2. the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization:

    Over the years, as the incidence of cancer increased, the infrastructure of the hospital was developed to accommodate the new cases.

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  3. the military installations of a country:

    We could do much with just a fraction of the billions spent to maintain our robust overseas infrastructure.



infrastructure

/ ˈɪԴڰəˌٰʌʃə /

noun

  1. the basic structure of an organization, system, etc
  2. the stock of fixed capital equipment in a country, including factories, roads, schools, etc, considered as a determinant of economic growth
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ڰ·ٰܳ·ٳܰ· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of infrastructure1

First recorded in 1925–30; infra + structure
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Despite that, Xi knows that Chinese manufacturers are at a decades-long advantage, so that US manufacturers are struggling to find the same scale of infrastructure and skilled labour elsewhere.

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“The National Climate Assessment helps communities understand how climate affects their population, their ecosystem, their infrastructure, and helps them prepare and adapt to these changes,” Samaras said.

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But energy expert Carlos Cagigal told Spanish TV there was a risk that it might, because Spain's infrastructure was simply not in a position to cope with all the renewable energy being produced.

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The Liberals also want to invest C$5bn in national ports, railways, roads and other infrastructure that would help the country further diversify its trading partners.

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During the tumult, some younger members of the Vietnamese community, already questioning their status on the sidelines of a local political infrastructure that didn’t include them, inserted themselves in the conversation.

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