the Third World; developing countries
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the Third World; developing countries; the Global South
formalA collective term for economically developing nations, originally contrasted with the First World (superpowers) and Second World (industrialized nations of the Cold War era). Usage may be considered dated or politically charged in some contexts.
Xǔ许
duō多
dì第
sān三
shì世
jiè界
guó国
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
nǔ努
lì力
fā发
zhǎn展
jīng经
jì济
。
Many Third World countries are striving to develop their economies.
Zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
de的
yì议
tí题
zhī之
yī一
shì是
dì第
sān三
shì世
jiè界
de的
jiào教
yù育
wèn问
tí题
。
One of the topics of this conference is the education issue in the Third World.
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Lěng冷
zhàn战
shí时
qī期
，
shì世
jiè界
bèi被
huà划
fēn分
wéi为
dì第
yī一
shì世
jiè界
、
dì第
èr二
shì世
jiè界
hé和
dì第
sān三
shì世
jiè界
。
During the Cold War, the world was divided into the First World, the Second World, and the Third World.