- the underdeveloped nations of the world, especially those with widespread poverty.
- the group of developing nations, especially of Asia and Africa, that do not align themselves with the policies of either the U.S. or the former Soviet Union.
- the minority groups within a nation or predominant culture.
- the less economically advanced countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America collectively, esp when viewed as underdeveloped and as neutral in the East-West alignment
