Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

majority world

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
ma-jor-i-ty -world
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Third World; the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Etymology

So called because it comprises most of the world's population.

Inflected Forms

the Majority World (canonical)

Phrases

global majority Global South

Frequently Paired Words

global majority Global South

Questions

What does majority world mean?
The Third World; the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Where does majority world come from?
So called because it comprises most of the world's population.

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