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National isolation can only cause economic and cultural impoverishment.
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Impoverishment — Im*pov er*ish*ment, n. [Cf. OF. empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.] The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished; reduction to poverty. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impoverishment — index dearth, indigence, poverty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impoverishment — (n.) 1550s; see IMPOVERISH (Cf. impoverish) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
impoverishment — impoverish ► VERB 1) make poor. 2) exhaust the strength or natural fertility of. DERIVATIVES impoverishment noun. ORIGIN Old French empoverir, from povre poor … English terms dictionary
impoverishment — noun see impoverish … New Collegiate Dictionary
impoverishment — See impoverish. * * * … Universalium
impoverishment — noun a) The action of impoverishing someone. b) The state of being impoverished … Wiktionary
impoverishment — Смотри Разубоживание … Энциклопедический словарь по металлургии
impoverishment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being extremely poor: beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation, want. See RICH. 2. The depletion or… … English dictionary for students
impoverishment — im pov·er·ish·ment || ɪm pÉ‘vrɪʃmÉ™nt / pÉ’ n. act of making poor, pauperization … English contemporary dictionary
