developing country
noun
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 countries
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pluralof developing country.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Key demographic markers in many developing countries, especially in Asia, are starting to look like those of much more developed economies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Those three alone made up more than 30% of MSCI’s widely followed index of developing countries at midyear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Possible uses include disaster response, healthcare in developing countries, and treatment in medically underserved regions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
The World Bank's work is primarily focused on developing countries, which are least responsible for global warming.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Today’s affluent societies are in the throes of a plague of obesity, which is rapidly spreading to developing countries.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
