developing country

noun

1. a country having a standard of living or level of industrial production well below that possible with financial or technical aid; a country that is not yet highly industrialized.

developing country

noun

1. a nonindustrialized poor country that is seeking to develop its resources by industrialization

Word History and Origins

Origin of developing country¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

But developing countries have made clear that they think richer countries are also going back on previous promises.

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Many developing countries at the talks are calling for more cash from richer nations to help them pay for their strategies to tackle climate change.

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With world leaders meeting next week for the latest UN climate talks, COP29, the Trump victory will be seen as a huge roadblock to progress in both cutting emissions and raising cash for developing countries.

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The cancellation or reduction of that debt could lift a massive economic burden from a developing country at little political cost for a donor country.

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The 78-year-old was scheduled to travel on Sunday afternoon for the Brics summit - a grouping of major developing countries including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

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