Third World Definition

thʉrdwʉrld
noun
Those countries and territories, chiefly of Africa and Asia, once thought of as being outside the worlds, or spheres of influence, of the Western capitalist nations and the Soviet bloc.
Webster's New World
The poor and economically underdeveloped countries of the world collectively.
Webster's New World
During the Cold War, the nations not aligned with the First World or the Second World.
American Heritage
adjective
Of or from the Third World.
Wiktionary
Of or like the Third World; specif., economically underdeveloped, politically unstable, etc.
A third-world standard of living.
Webster's New World

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