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Fourth World
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Fourth World also fourth world
n.
The least-developed countries of the Third World, especially those in Africa and Asia.

Fourth-World (fôrthwûrld, frth-) adj.

Fourth World
n
1. (Economics) the poorest countries in the most undeveloped parts of the world in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
2. (Economics) the poorest people in developed countries


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Beverly Palesa Ditsie Having witnessed Beverly Ditsie address the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing twelve years ago as a proud black South African lesbian woman, calling for the acceptance of sexual orientation worldwide, it was a great experience to meet her mother and grandmother, Eaglet and Gladys Ditisie, recently in Soweto.
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The Center for World Indigenous Studies has honored Manuel's memory on their Web site, which features the Chief George Manuel Memorial Library and the Fourth World Documentation Archive, a digitized collection of resources documenting the ongoing struggles of Indigenous people around the world to have their rights recognized.
 
 
 
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