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

Douglas County commissioners passed a measure Tuesday that requires hundreds of retail stores in unincorporated parts of the county to file a report with law enforcement when thieves rip them off. —John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026

The subchapter, adopted by the state legislature in 1999, authorizes Hood County to regulate development in specific unincorporated areas to protect the Lake Granbury and Brazos River watershed. —Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026

The project, in unincorporated Parish, would have added up to 2,047 homes to a rapidly developing area. —Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026

The recommendation came in a municipal services review of unincorporated Ramona. —Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026

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