Meaning & use
unincorporated
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Not organized into an incorporated municipality, or not formed into a legal corporation.
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The family owns a ranch in an unincorporated part of the county.
The startup remained unincorporated for its first year of operation.
A note on using this word
In U.S. law, unincorporated areas are governed directly by county or state authorities rather than a local city government.
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