ALL meanings of third world
third world
T t - noun third world the underdeveloped nations of the world, especially those with widespread poverty. 1
- noun third world the group of developing nations, especially of Asia and Africa, that do not align themselves with the policies of either the U.S. or the former Soviet Union. 1
- noun third world the minority groups within a nation or predominant culture. 1
- proper noun third world The countries of Africa, Asia, and South America are sometimes referred to all together as the Third World, especially those parts that are poor, do not have much power, and are not considered to be highly developed. Compare First World. 0
- noun third world the less economically advanced countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America collectively, esp when viewed as underdeveloped and as neutral in the East-West alignment 0
- noun third world 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 0
- noun third world the poor and economically underdeveloped countries of the world collectively 0
- adjective third world of or like the Third World; specif., economically underdeveloped, politically unstable, etc. 0