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Fourth World

noun

  1. the world's most poverty-stricken nations, especially in Africa and Asia, marked by very low GNP per capita and great dependence upon foreign economic aid.


Fourth World

noun

  1. the poorest countries in the most undeveloped parts of the world in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
  2. the poorest people in developed countries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Fourth World1

First recorded in 1970–75

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