Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third world

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables: third -world
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War.

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Developing countries, especially those of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Derogatory

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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).

Derogatory; Informal

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People of marginalized or exploited races, collectively.

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Alternative letter-case form of Third World.

Example Sentences

"Our district has many immigrants from Third World countries"
"How about — take a deep breath — eliminating the subsidies to American farmers that keep Third World farmers from being able to make a living selling their products?"
"In some instances, the U.S.’s performance is downright abysmal, far below foreign countries that are snidely looked-down-upon as “third world.”"
"[…] "IT IS LIKEWISE A CONTINUING ATTACK ON OUR ONCE FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. THE USA IS NOW A THIRD WORLD NATION, A NATION IN SERIOUS DECLINE. SO SAD!"[…]"The ruling party is trying to jail the opposition leader like a third world dictatorship! It's happening before your very eyes," Trump Jr. said in a tweet.[…]Meanwhile, Eric Trump condemned the indictment as "third world prosecutorial misconduct […]"
"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."

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Third World (canonical) 3rd World (alternative)

Derived Forms

thirdie

Phrases

Third-World Third World briefcase Third Worlder Third-Worldish Third-Worldism Third-Worldist Third-Worldization Turd World

Frequently Paired Words

First World Fourth World Second World Thirdonia

Synonyms

Global South

Antonyms

First World

Questions

What does third world mean?: Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War.

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