semicivilized

/ˌsɛmiˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/
adjective
  1. Partially civilized; having some but not all features of an advanced society.
    • In the novel, the hero travels through a semicivilized region where law is weak but trade exists.
    • The explorers encountered a semicivilized tribe that used metal tools but had no written language.
    • The historian described the early kingdom as semicivilized, with cities and agriculture but no formal government.
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