unincorporated

adjective

un·​in·​cor·​po·​rat·​ed ˌən-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd How to pronounce unincorporated (audio)
: lacking corporate status : not formed into a legal corporation : not incorporated
an unincorporated village/community
an unincorporated business/association

Examples of unincorporated in a Sentence

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Sanabria, the city councilmember, grew up during this era in unincorporated Walnut Park, on the south side of Florence Avenue from Huntington Park. Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025 Hunt, an unincorporated community a dozen miles west of Kerrville, is at the junction of the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 11 July 2025 Everyone in Comfort, a more than 2,200-person unincorporated community in Kendall County, survived the flooding with many people along the river evacuating in time, Morales said. Claudia Lauer, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025 But a Quick Pick ticket bought at an unincorporated Palm Beach County 7-Eleven, 7479 Lake Worth Rd., did get the first five numbers. David J. Neal july 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unincorporated

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1732, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unincorporated was circa 1732

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“Unincorporated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unincorporated. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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