"Third World" meaning in English

See Third World in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Third World [canonical], third world [alternative], 3rd World [alternative], 3rd world [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1|head=Third World}} the Third World
  1. (historical, politics) Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War. Tags: historical Translations (countries not aligned with the west or east during the cold war): الْعَالَم الثَّالِث (al-ʕālam aṯ-ṯāliṯ) [definite, masculine] (Arabic), трэ́ці свет (tréci svjet) [masculine] (Belarusian), трэ́ці сьвет (tréci sʹvjet) [masculine] (Belarusian), тре́ти свят (tréti svjat) (Bulgarian), 第三世界 (dì-sān shìjiè) (Chinese Mandarin), třetí svět [masculine] (Czech), kolmas maailm (Estonian), kolmas maailma (Finnish), tiers-monde [masculine] (French), terceiro mundo [masculine] (Galician), მესამე სამყარო (mesame samq̇aro) (Georgian), Dritte Welt [feminine] (German), جَهانِ سِوُّم (jahân-e sevvom) (Iranian Persian), an Tríú Domhan [masculine] (Irish), an tríú domhan [masculine] (Irish), terzo mondo [masculine] (Italian), 第三世界 (dai-san sekai) (alt: だいさんせかい) (Japanese), 제삼세계 (jesamsegye) (alt: 第三世界) (Korean), 제3세계 (je3segye) (alt: 第三世界) (Korean), третиот свет (tretiot svet) [definite, masculine] (Macedonian), trzeci świat [masculine] (Polish), terceiro mundo [masculine] (Portuguese), lumea a treia (english: the Third World) [feminine] (Romanian), тре́тий мир (trétij mir) [masculine] (Russian), an Treas Domhan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), трећи свет [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), трећи свијет [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), treći svet [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), treći svijet [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tretí svet [masculine] (Slovak), tretji svet [masculine] (Slovene), tercer mundo [masculine] (Spanish), alliansfri (Swedish), neutral (Swedish), tredje ståndpunkten [common-gender] (Swedish), ҷаҳони сеюм (jahon-i seyum) (Tajik), โลกที่สาม (Thai), тре́тій світ (trétij svit) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Third_World-en-name-C3XJABDL Categories (other): Politics, Cold War Disambiguation of Cold War: 91 7 1 1 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'countries not aligned with the west or east during the cold war': 83 10 5 2
  2. (sometimes derogatory) developing countries, especially that of Africa, Asia and Latin America Tags: derogatory, sometimes Synonyms: Global South Derived forms: Third-World, Third World briefcase, Third Worlder, Third-Worldism, Third-Worldist, Third-Worldization Related terms: First World, Fourth World, Second World, Thirdonia, Turd World Translations (developing countries): bota e tretë [definite, feminine] (Albanian), الْعَالَم الثَّالِث (al-ʕālam aṯ-ṯāliṯ) [definite, masculine] (Arabic), երրորդ աշխարհ (errord ašxarh) (Armenian), üçüncü dünya (Azerbaijani), трэ́ці свет (tréci svjet) [masculine] (Belarusian), трэ́ці сьвет (tréci sʹvjet) [masculine] (Belarusian), তৃতীয় বিশ্ব (tritiẏo biśśo) (Bengali), тре́ти свят (tréti svjat) (Bulgarian), тре́тият свят (trétijat svjat) [definite, masculine] (Bulgarian), 第三世界 (dì-sān shìjiè) (Chinese Mandarin), rozvojová země [feminine] (Czech), třetí svět [masculine] (Czech), tredje verden [common-gender] (Danish), derde wereld [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), kolmas maailm (Estonian), kolmas maailma (Finnish), tiers-monde [masculine] (French), terceiro mundo [masculine] (Galician), მესამე სამყარო (mesame samq̇aro) (Georgian), Dritte Welt [feminine] (German), Trikont [masculine, rare] (German), ο τρίτος κόσμος (o trítos kósmos) [definite, masculine] (Greek), तृतीय विश्व (tŕtīya viśva) [masculine] (Hindi), harmadik világ (Hungarian), جَهانِ سِوُّم (jahân-e sevvom) (Iranian Persian), terzo mondo [masculine] (Italian), 第三世界 (dai-san sekai) (alt: だいさんせかい) (Japanese), үшінші әлем (üşınşı älem) (Kazakh), 제삼세계 (jesamsegye) (alt: 第三世界) (Korean), 제3세계 (je3segye) (alt: 第三世界) (Korean), үчүнчү дүйнө (ücüncü düynö) (Kyrgyz), третиот свет (tretiot svet) [definite, masculine] (Macedonian), den tredje verden [definite, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), trzeci świat [masculine] (Polish), terceiro mundo [masculine] (Portuguese), lumea a treia [feminine] (Romanian), тре́тий мир (trétij mir) [masculine] (Russian), an Treas Domhan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), трећи свет [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), трећи свијет [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), treći svet [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), treći svijet [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), rozvojová krajina [feminine] (Slovak), tretí svet [masculine] (Slovak), tretji svet [masculine] (Slovene), tercer mundo [masculine] (Spanish), u-land [neuter] (Swedish), tredje världen [common-gender] (Swedish), ҷаҳони сеюм (jahon-i seyum) (Tajik), โลกที่สาม (Thai), üçüncü dünya (Turkish), тре́тій світ (trétij svit) [masculine] (Ukrainian), تِیسْری دُنْیا (tīsrī dunyā) [feminine] (Urdu), uchinchi dunyo (Uzbek)
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  3. (attributive, derogatory, 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). Tags: attributive, derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-Third_World-en-name-lPB9o0~o
  4. People of marginalized or exploited races, collectively.
    Sense id: en-Third_World-en-name-nAA~bR8J

Alternative forms

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      "word": "მესამე სამყარო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dritte Welt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "Trikont"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "o trítos kósmos",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ο τρίτος κόσμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tŕtīya viśva",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "तृतीय विश्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "harmadik világ"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "terzo mondo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "だいさんせかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dai-san sekai",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "第三世界"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "üşınşı älem",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "үшінші әлем"
    },
    {
      "alt": "第三世界",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jesamsegye",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "제삼세계"
    },
    {
      "alt": "第三世界",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "je3segye",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "제3세계"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "ücüncü düynö",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "үчүнчү дүйнө"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tretiot svet",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "третиот свет"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "den tredje verden"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa-ira",
      "lang": "Iranian Persian",
      "roman": "jahân-e sevvom",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "جَهانِ سِوُّم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trzeci świat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "terceiro mundo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lumea a treia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trétij mir",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тре́тий мир"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "an Treas Domhan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "трећи свет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "трећи свијет"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "treći svet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "treći svijet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rozvojová krajina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tretí svet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tretji svet"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tercer mundo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "u-land"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tredje världen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "jahon-i seyum",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "ҷаҳони сеюм"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "โลกที่สาม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "üçüncü dünya"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "trétij svit",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тре́тій світ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "tīsrī dunyā",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "تِیسْری دُنْیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "developing countries",
      "word": "uchinchi dunyo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Non-Aligned Movement"
  ],
  "word": "Third World"
}

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