noninstitutionalized

adjective non·in·sti·tu·tion·al·ized \ ˌnän-ˌin(t)-stə-ˈt(y)ü-shnə-ˌlīzd , -shə-nə-ˌlīzd \

|Updated on: 15 May 2018

Definition of noninstitutionalized

: not institutionalized; especially : not placed in the care of an institution

noninstitutionalized adults

the noninstitutionalized population

Recent Examples of noninstitutionalized from the Web

It factors in only noninstitutionalized civilians ages 16 and older.

— salvador rizzo, Washington Post, "Kevin McCarthy claims that the labor participation rate is ‘going back up’ under Trump," 30 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of noninstitutionalized

1904

in the meaning defined above

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