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Third World

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Third World also third world
n.
1. The developing nations of Africa, Asia, and Latin American.
2. Minority groups as a whole within a larger prevailing culture.

Third-World (thûrdwûrld) adj.
Third Worlder n.

Third World
Noun
the developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America collectively
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Third WorldThird 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 → el Tercer Mundo cpdtercermundista
Third World third n the Third World → le Tiers-Monde
Third World third n the Third World → die Dritte Welt adjder Dritten Welt
Third World n the Third World → il Terzo Mondo


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