Third World

historical derogatory sometimes attributive informal

(historical, politics) Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War. / (sometimes derogatory) The developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Japanese Meaning

冷戦時代に、西側や東側の陣営に同盟していなかった国々を指す歴史的・政治的な概念 / （時に侮蔑的に）アジア、アフリカ、ラテンアメリカの発展途上国を指す

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During the Cold War, many governments in the Third World sought to maintain non-alignment between the superpowers.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

冷戦期には、多くの非同盟諸国の政府が超大国の間で中立を保とうとした。

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Sense（1）

(historical, politics) Those countries not aligned with the west or the east during the Cold War.

Sense（2）

(sometimes derogatory) The developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Our district has many immigrants from Third World countries

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Sense（3）

(attributive, derogatory, informal) Any developing country, or a country lacking the perceived rudiments of civilization.

This just proves that the US is a Third World country.

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the Third World

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