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impoverished
01
(of people and areas) experiencing extreme poverty
02
having a limited number of species or individuals within a particular ecosystem or population
Example
Many charitable organizations work tirelessly to provide assistance to impoverished communities around the world.
The elderly couple, living on a fixed income, became increasingly impoverished as the cost of living rose.
Families displaced by the natural disaster found themselves impoverished, struggling to rebuild their lives with limited resources.
In the 19th century, impoverished families gleaned potatoes from the fields to survive the harsh winter.
Many children in impoverished countries are still illiterate due to a lack of access to education.
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