Definition of the Third World

the Third Worldnoun

Thế giới thứ ba

/ðə ˌθɜːd ˈwɜːld//ðə ˌθɜːrd ˈwɜːrld/

Word Originfirst applied in the 1950s by French commentators who used tiers monde to distinguish the developing countries from the capitalist and Communist blocs.

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