Third Worldism

Third Worldism
1. the world of neutral or nonaligned nations; countries taking neither side in the former cold war between Communist and Western nations: »

The “Third World”…means positive neutralism and nonalignment (D. Cante).

2. the underdeveloped countries of the world: »

Today's widespread poverty among the peoples of the Third World—of Asia, Africa, and Latin America—is as real a phenomenon as was that of late eighteenth century Britain as observed by Malthus (New Scientist).

3. the minority groups of a country or society: »

The Third World…is composed of blacks, Mexican Americans, Chinese Americans and other racial minorities (Time).

Third Worldism.

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