Complete Definition of "Third World"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=third world

  1. Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War.
  2. pejorative: The developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
  3. rfv-sense Minority groups as a whole.

Derived terms
third-world
third-worlder

Related terms
First World
Second World

Translations
trans-top|countries not alligned with the west or east during the cold war
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Russian: Т�е�ий ми� (tr'étij mir) m
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trans-top|developing countries
Norwegian: t|no|den tredje verden|m
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Russian: Т�е�ий ми� (tr'étij mir) m
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ttbc|Chinese: 第���
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ttbc|Spanish: Tercer Mundo m
German: Dritte Welt f , Trikont m
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Revision and Credits for"Third World"
  • 2007-12-26 01:46 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/76.190.220.7|76.190.220.7]] ([[User_talk:76.190.220.7|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Sverre|Sverre]]

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