A synonym for impoverished is "destitute" or "impoverished."
They were impoverished by their governments taxation.
Haiti is the perfect example impoverished is poor, just think of poor countries.
An impoverished (poor) person might be called an itinerant (wanderer) or a derelict. Synonyms for the adjective impoverished include broke, destitute, bankrupt, homeless, indigent, or needy.
Impoverished
perished
impoverished = עני ('aní)In literary Hebrew you could also say רושש (rushásh)
they fled to the island of Taiwan, where they established the Republic of China.
The closest synonyms to becoming impoverished would be ruined, bankrupted, or the rarely-used "pauperized."
What defines "impoverished"? ed.gov is a good place to start if you're looking for stats.
That would be Taiwan.
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