Third Worldn.adj.

Forms: Also third world.

Etymology: translating French tiers monde.

The countries of the world, esp. those of Africa and Asia, which are aligned with neither the Communist nor the non-Communist bloc; hence, the underdeveloped or poorer countries of the world, usually those of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Cf. Second World n. at second adj. and n.² Compounds 1. Also attributive or as adj. , and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > groups of countries > [noun] > undeveloped or having low level of development

developing world1908

rest1932

Third World1963

tiers monde1963

south1966

Fourth World1967

Global South1968

1956 G. Balandier Tiers Monde 369 La conférence tenue à Bandoeng en avril 1955, par les délégués de vingt-neuf nations asiatiques et africaines..manifeste l'accès, au premier plan de la scène politique internationale, de ces peuples qui constituent un ‘Tiers Monde’ entre les deux ‘blocs’, selon l'expression d'A. Sauvy.]

1963 Economist 26 Oct. 353/1 Relations between Europe and the third world nowadays.

1964 Economist 18 Jan. 178/2 The ingredients common to most ‘third world’ countries (poverty, ignorance, love-hate of the former colonial powers).

1967 A. A. Mazrui in Jrnl. Politics 29 792 The concept of the Third World in the sense of the economically underprivileged sector of mankind must include Latin America, as well as the Asian-African countries. But in this paper we use the word, ‘the Third World’ in a more restrictive sense, meaning the world of the new states.

1969 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 May 14/2 By ‘Third world’ students Jerry means Orientals, Latins and American Indians.

1970 J. D. Caute Fanon v. 65 The ‘Third World’..means ‘positive neutralism’ and ‘non-alignment’ between the Western and Soviet camps.

1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 Jan. 13/1 The First World Development was Capitalist... The Second World was Communism, in particular Russian Communism. The Third World takes in all the other countries that are not developed. Everyone counts China in the Third World... It includes the whole of Africa, Asia, Latin America. It has to do with income and low standard of living and so this takes in such countries as Greece, Yugoslavia, and some include Spain and Portugal.

1978 Poland May 1/2 You will find statements and articles written by Poles, people from other socialist and from capitalist countries as well as from the countries of the Third World.

1978 Listener 14 Sept. 322/1 The long ride into town underlines just how Third World, poor and underdeveloped Vietnam still is.

1980 Times 6 May 12/8 Andalusia, often described as Spain's ‘third world’, with its high crime rate and unemployment.

Derivatives

Third ˈWorlder n. an inhabitant of the Third World.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > of earth > of third world

Third Worlder1970

1970 New Scientist 29 Oct. 227/2 Skills which the average 16-year-old western youth would have little difficulty in mastering apparently pose almost insoluble problems for the average Third Worlder.

1978 G. Vidal Kalki v. 119 We have a superb military machine second to none, not to mention a standard of living that is the envy of every commie and the despair of every Third Worlder.

Third ˈWorldism n. an ideology or policy of support for the Third World.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific political theories or doctrines > [noun] > other political theories or doctrines

white supremacy1824

gradualism1835

reformism1838

restrictionism1840

mutualism1842

new politics1844

perpetualism1849

economism1850

progressivism1855

possibilism1883

radicalism1899

maximalism1909

radical feminism1912

Eurasianism1922

communalism1923

los von Rom1923

voluntarism1924

exceptionalism1929

third way1935

cultural Marxism1938

quislingism1940

identitarianism1943

libertarianism1948

one-worldism1948

renewalism1965

ecologism1969

Third Worldism1970

ecofeminism1980

communitarian1984

1970 New Yorker 26 Dec. 46 The revolutionary Third Worldism of large sections of Sweden's politically active youth and intellectuals.

1975 New Left Rev. Nov. 13 It comes down to little more than a more sophisticated justification of romantic nationalism, now transformed in ‘Third Worldism’.

1980 Encounter Nov. 40/1 Third-Worldism will not continue to be a one-sided problem for the West..but will also..be embarrassing..the East.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	third world
释义	Third Worldn.adj. Forms: Also third world. Etymology: translating French tiers monde. The countries of the world, esp. those of Africa and Asia, which are aligned with neither the Communist nor the non-Communist bloc; hence, the underdeveloped or poorer countries of the world, usually those of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Cf. Second World n. at second adj. and n.² Compounds 1. Also attributive or as adj. , and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > groups of countries > [noun] > undeveloped or having low level of development developing world1908 rest1932 Third World1963 tiers monde1963 south1966 Fourth World1967 Global South1968 1956 G. Balandier Tiers Monde 369 La conférence tenue à Bandoeng en avril 1955, par les délégués de vingt-neuf nations asiatiques et africaines..manifeste l'accès, au premier plan de la scène politique internationale, de ces peuples qui constituent un ‘Tiers Monde’ entre les deux ‘blocs’, selon l'expression d'A. Sauvy.] 1963 Economist 26 Oct. 353/1 Relations between Europe and the third world nowadays. 1964 Economist 18 Jan. 178/2 The ingredients common to most ‘third world’ countries (poverty, ignorance, love-hate of the former colonial powers). 1967 A. A. Mazrui in Jrnl. Politics 29 792 The concept of the Third World in the sense of the economically underprivileged sector of mankind must include Latin America, as well as the Asian-African countries. But in this paper we use the word, ‘the Third World’ in a more restrictive sense, meaning the world of the new states. 1969 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 May 14/2 By ‘Third world’ students Jerry means Orientals, Latins and American Indians. 1970 J. D. Caute Fanon v. 65 The ‘Third World’..means ‘positive neutralism’ and ‘non-alignment’ between the Western and Soviet camps. 1974 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 Jan. 13/1 The First World Development was Capitalist... The Second World was Communism, in particular Russian Communism. The Third World takes in all the other countries that are not developed. Everyone counts China in the Third World... It includes the whole of Africa, Asia, Latin America. It has to do with income and low standard of living and so this takes in such countries as Greece, Yugoslavia, and some include Spain and Portugal. 1978 Poland May 1/2 You will find statements and articles written by Poles, people from other socialist and from capitalist countries as well as from the countries of the Third World. 1978 Listener 14 Sept. 322/1 The long ride into town underlines just how Third World, poor and underdeveloped Vietnam still is. 1980 Times 6 May 12/8 Andalusia, often described as Spain's ‘third world’, with its high crime rate and unemployment. Derivatives Third ˈWorlder n. an inhabitant of the Third World. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > of earth > of third world Third Worlder1970 1970 New Scientist 29 Oct. 227/2 Skills which the average 16-year-old western youth would have little difficulty in mastering apparently pose almost insoluble problems for the average Third Worlder. 1978 G. Vidal Kalki v. 119 We have a superb military machine second to none, not to mention a standard of living that is the envy of every commie and the despair of every Third Worlder. Third ˈWorldism n. an ideology or policy of support for the Third World. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific political theories or doctrines > [noun] > other political theories or doctrines white supremacy1824 gradualism1835 reformism1838 restrictionism1840 mutualism1842 new politics1844 perpetualism1849 economism1850 progressivism1855 possibilism1883 radicalism1899 maximalism1909 radical feminism1912 Eurasianism1922 communalism1923 los von Rom1923 voluntarism1924 exceptionalism1929 third way1935 cultural Marxism1938 quislingism1940 identitarianism1943 libertarianism1948 one-worldism1948 renewalism1965 ecologism1969 Third Worldism1970 ecofeminism1980 communitarian1984 1970 New Yorker 26 Dec. 46 The revolutionary Third Worldism of large sections of Sweden's politically active youth and intellectuals. 1975 New Left Rev. Nov. 13 It comes down to little more than a more sophisticated justification of romantic nationalism, now transformed in ‘Third Worldism’. 1980 Encounter Nov. 40/1 Third-Worldism will not continue to be a one-sided problem for the West..but will also..be embarrassing..the East. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.adj.1963
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