developing country

/dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkʌntri/
/dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ ˈkʌntri/
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Other forms: developing countries

Definitions of developing country
  1. noun
    a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically
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    type of:
    body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
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