infrastructure

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ UK /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ See IPA manual

Freq #14352

Meanings

1

noun
The basic systems and facilities a country or community needs to function, such as roads, power, and water.

The government promised to invest in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure.
2

noun
The underlying structure that supports an organization or system.

The bank upgraded its IT infrastructure to handle more customers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the basic systems and... base

2 noun · the underlying structure... substructureunderpinningunderstructure

Word family

Forms infrastructures

Derived forms applistructurecyberinfrastructuree-infrastructureinfrastructuralinfrastructurednon-infrastructurenoninfrastructure

Etymology

Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure.

Topics

Places & Geography

External links

# infrastructure

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/
**Frequency rank:** 14352

## Meanings
1. The basic systems and facilities a country or community needs to function, such as roads, power, and water.
2. The underlying structure that supports an organization or system.

## Examples
- The government promised to invest in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure.
- The bank upgraded its IT infrastructure to handle more customers.

## Derived Forms
- applistructure
- cyberinfrastructure
- e-infrastructure
- infrastructural
- infrastructured
- non-infrastructure
- noninfrastructure

## Etymology
Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure.

## AI Etymology
Infrastructure is borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as applistructure, cyberinfrastructure, e-infrastructure, and infrastructural. In present use it covers the basic systems and facilities a country or community needs to function, such as roads, power, and water and the underlying structure that supports an organization or system.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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