DEVELOPING COUNTRY
developing country: translation
developing country deˌveloping ˈcountry noun developing countries PLURALFORM [countable]
a country that is changing its economy from one based mainly on farming to one based on industry:
• Developing countries, including such giants as India and China, have insisted they need financial and technological help.
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developing country UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS
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Ministers insist that freer trade could reduce poverty in developing countries.
→ Compare DEVELOPED COUNTRY(Cf.↑developed country), LESS-DEVELOPED COUNTRY(Cf. ↑less-developed country), UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRY(Cf. ↑underdeveloped country)