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| Main Entry: |
third world
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | underdeveloped countries |
| Synonyms: | developing countries, developing nations, economically developing countries, economically developing nations, emergent nations, underdeveloped nations |
| Notes: | First World is industrialized (capitalist) nations, except those with communist government (North America, Europe, and Japan, Australia, and New Zealand); Second World is industrialized nations except the U.S. and communist nations; Third World is the countries that do not align themselves with either democratic countries or communist countries; Fourth World the very poorest nations |
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