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Third World

Syllabification: (Third World)
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Definition of Third World

noun

(usually the Third World)
  • the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Origin:

translation of French tiers monde first used in the 1950s to distinguish the developing countries from the capitalist and communist blocs

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