infrastructure
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infrastructure
- /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ UK
- /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹɐkt͡ʃə/ Australia
- /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹakt͡ʃə/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- + structure.
noun infrastructures
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An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system.
Near-synonyms: understructure, underpinnings, underbuilding, underframework
Similar: understructure, underpinning, underbuilding, underframework · Opposite: superstructure
- The facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society. Meronyms: (literally, large objects and portions thereof) structures, substructures, understructures, superstructures
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: base, infrastructural, facilities, infostructure, structure, fabric, building, construction, foundation, capital, framework, basis, substructure, architecture, overhead, equipment
Translations
Every language
noun underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system
| Español | infraestructura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기반시설 gibansiseol, 기간시설 gigansiseol, 인프라스트럭처 inpeuraseuteureokcheo, 인프라 inpeura |
| 日本語 | インフラストラクチャ infurasutorakucha, インフラ infura |
| 中文 | 基礎設施 /基础设施 jīchǔ shèshī |
| हिन्दी | अवसंरचना avsanracnā |
| Português | infraestrutura |
| Français | infrastructure |
| Deutsch | Infrastruktur |
| Italiano | infrastruttura |
| Ελληνικά | υποδομή ypodomí |
| Română | infrastructură |
| Русский | инфраструкту́ра infrastruktúra |
| עברית | תַּשְׁתִּית tashtít |
noun basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society
| Español | infraestructura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기반시설 gibansiseol, 인프라스트럭처 inpeuraseuteureokcheo, 인프라 inpeura |
| 日本語 | インフラストラクチャ infurasutorakucha, インフラ infura |
| 中文 | 基礎設施 /基础设施 jīchǔ shèshī, 基建 jījiàn |
| हिन्दी | अवसंरचना avsanracnā |
| Português | infraestrutura |
| Deutsch | Infrastruktur |
| Italiano | infrastruttura |
| Ελληνικά | υποδομή ypodomí |
| Română | infrastructură |
| Русский | инфраструкту́ра infrastruktúra |
| Tiếng Việt | cơ sở hạ tầng |
| العربية | بِنْيَة تَحْتِيَّة binya taḥtiyya |
| עברית | תַּשְׁתִּית tashtít |
Talk about this word "infrastructure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infrastructure. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. infrastructure. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infrastructure "infrastructure." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infrastructure.Cite this
@misc{infrastructure_2026,
title = {infrastructure},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infrastructure},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
