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infrastructure

/ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/

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What does infrastructure mean?

noun

  1. An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system.
  2. The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

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/ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/

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One of the world's least developed countries, rugged mountains dominate and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
Austerity budgets and a lack of trained technicians have undermined the government's ability to implement a number of planned infrastructure development projects.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1991 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #25
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Prime Minister PAPANDREOU will probably only make limited progress correcting the economy's problems of high inflation, large budget deficit, and decaying infrastructure.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1994 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #180
To encourage the development of interoperable telecommunications transport services infrastructure, the Parties shall cooperate in the exchange of technical information, the development of government-to-government training programs and other related activities.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89