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Third World properNoun

  • (sometimes, pejorative) developing countries, especially that of Africa, Asia and Latin America
  • (attributive, pejorative, informal) Any developing country, or a country lacking the perceived internationally respected ideal standards of a society (e.g. sufficient rule of law and internationally respected level of prosperity).
 Dritte Welt, Trikont
  • (historical, politics) Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War.
 Dritte Welt
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