Third World

专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

专有名词
  1. Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War. historical
  2. Developing countries, especially those of Africa, Asia and Latin America. derogatory,sometimes
    — Our district has many immigrants from Third World countries
  3. 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). attributive,derogatory,informal
    — In some instances, the U.S.’s performance is downright abysmal, far below foreign countries that are snidely looked-down-upon as “third world.”
  4. People of marginalized or exploited races, collectively.
    — Although it has been publicized that 1/3 of the musicians are women of color. these women were chosen without consulting the Third World Women's community.

词形变化

the Third World canonical third world alternative 3rd World alternative 3rd world alternative
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