Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

developing country

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables
de-vel-op-ing -coun-try
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes derogatory) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

developing countries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

developed country

Synonyms

LMIC

Antonyms

HIC developed country

Questions

What does developing country mean?
A country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes derogatory) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).

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