unincorporated

adjective

un·​in·​cor·​po·​rat·​ed ˌən-in-ˈkȯr-pə-ˌrā-təd 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

After the election is canvassed, the Board of Supervisors will meet to discuss the next steps in transitioning the unincorporated community into a town with its own council. —Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025

The incident took place in the unincorporated community of Forest Falls on Sunday, Aug. 3, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District reported. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025

Police said that Porter accosted two teenage girls at about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday in unincorporated Cary. —Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025

Authorities plan to seek terrorism and assault with intent to murder charges against a 42-year-old man, Bradford James Gille, of Afton, a small, unincorporated community near Indian River in Cheboygan County. —Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1732, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unincorporated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated