Poor countries

Third World also third world

1. The developing nations of Africa, Asia, and Latin American.

2. Minority groups as a whole within a larger prevailing culture.

Third-World (thûrd

wûrld

) adj.

Third Worlder n.

Third World

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the less economically advanced countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America collectively, esp when viewed as underdeveloped and as neutral in the East-West alignment. Also called: developing world

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Noun

Third World - underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively

aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Translations

Third World n the Third World → il Terzo Mondo

Third World → العالم الثالث třetí svět den Tredje Verden Dritte Welt Τρίτος Κόσμος tercer mundo kolmas maailma tiers-monde Treći svijet Terzo Mondo 第三世界 제3세계 derde wereld tredje verden Trzeci Świat Terceiro Mundo третий мир tredje världen ประเทศที่ด้อยพัฒนา Üçüncü Dünya Thế giới Thứ ba 第三世界

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Afro-Asian
bit
cancellation
dejection
developing world
economics
Fourth World
geography
need
needs
Peters' projection
plight
poor
poorness
restructure
restructuring
teeming
third
third-world

The ministers are all members of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) group, which includes 35 countries that are negotiating with the International Monetary Fund to reduce their foreign debt burden.

African ministers demand G20 seat by AFP / AFP Global Edition

Britain and France said Saturday they would mobilise four billion dollars for poor countries by giving up part of a recent IMF allocation of an international reserve asset.

Britain, France mobilise $4 bln for poor countries by AFP / AFP European Edition

The IMF also had decided to cancel interest payments owed by poor countries through end-2011 and reform lending practices to make loans quickly available, at higher ceilings on amounts and with more flexible conditions.

IMF to sell 403 tonnes of gold to boost lending by AFP / AFP Asian Edition

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Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon
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Poor Hungry Doctor
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Poor Knights of Christ
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