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

In response to the storm, sandbags are available in unincorporated Sacramento County, as well as Placer County, Yolo County and El Dorado County, according to officials. —Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025

The district, located in an unincorporated area of Pima County, 24 miles south of Tucson that grew rapidly in recent years, has been the target of far-right extremism before. —Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025

Five of the sites in the Willow Springs neighborhood near C-470 and Belleview Avenue in unincorporated Jefferson County have met the criteria. —Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025

The sheriff’s office covers unincorporated areas such as North Fair Oaks and the coast, provides contract services to Half Moon Bay, Millbrae, San Carlos, Portola Valley, Woodside, Caltrain and SamTrans, and manages the Maguire Correctional Facility and Maple Street Correctional Center. —Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 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