"Fourth World" meaning in English

See Fourth World in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Fourth World [canonical]
Etymology: After First World, Second World, and Third World. Etymology templates: {{,}} , Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Fourth World}} the Fourth World
  1. Collectively, peoples living nomadic, pastoral, hunter-gatherer or other ways of life outside the modern industrial norm. Categories (topical): Four Translations (Traditional civilizations): Quart Món [masculine] (Catalan), quart-monde [masculine] (French), მეოთხე სამყარო (meotxe samq̇aro) (Georgian), Czwarty Świat [masculine] (Polish), cuarto mundo [masculine] (Spanish), โลกที่สี่ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-Fourth_World-en-name-AKLBHDiR Disambiguation of Four: 69 4 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 11 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 4 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 8 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 6 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 47 16 37 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 14 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 48 12 40 Disambiguation of 'Traditional civilizations': 75 6 20
  2. (Hopi religion) Synonym of Túwaquachi Synonyms: Túwaquachi [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Fourth_World-en-name-r9C7Xfzz Categories (other): Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 48 12 40
  3. (informal, derogatory, attributive) A notional standard of living or level of development lower than that in the stereotyped Third World. Tags: attributive, derogatory, informal Categories (topical): Politics Categories (place): Hopi culture Related terms: Fifth World, First World, Second World, Sixth World, Third World Translations (Hopi world): Quatrième Monde [masculine] (French), Quatrième Univers [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-Fourth_World-en-name-qcbxM8xa Disambiguation of Politics: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Hopi culture: 20 8 73 Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 29 7 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 48 12 40 Disambiguation of 'Hopi world': 10 9 81

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