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

Deputies with the Solano County Sheriff's Office initiated a traffic stop May 6 in the unincorporated area of Vallejo, about 30 miles from San Francisco, according to a Facebook post. —Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2025

In April, a resident reported multiple birds were possibly electrocuted by a power line in the unincorporated area of Richmond, northeast of San Francisco, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025

Four light rail stations are within two miles of the top 10 highest-traffic locations in unincorporated areas. —Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025

Hunter Randall White, 22, is charged in El Cajon Superior Court in the fatal shooting of Javier Medina in an unincorporated area near El Cajon on Nov. 13, 2023. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 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