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developing world

British  

noun

  1. another name for Third World

"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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Some of the DFC’s largest projects, or those above $150,000, have included financing global vaccine procurement in poorer countries and lending to small and midsize businesses in the developing world.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Entire genres of music, especially in the developing world, became far more accessible across borders.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Tanzania’s crackdown illustrates how governments across the developing world are growing wary of how large, young populations with few opportunities carry the potential to upturn the established order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

How can a clash between rich nations and the developing world be avoided?

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

They were more like present-day privileged Western students trawling the developing world and writing blogs about how the world’s poorest people enabled them to broaden their horizons.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall