fourth world

fɔːrθ wɜːrld

Definition

Definition of fourth world - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

businessregions with extreme poverty and underdevelopment

Many countries in the fourth world lack basic infrastructure.

native communitiesindigenous peoples marginalized within their own countries

The fourth world includes many indigenous communities fighting for rights.

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Expressions with fourth

fourth estate

news reporting workers as a group, especially newspapers and photos

The fourth estate scrutinized the mayor's spending records.

fourth wall

barrier between fiction and reality

The character's awareness of the audience broke the fourth wall.

break the fourth wall

address the audience directly in a performance

The actor broke the fourth wall to explain the scene.

one-fourth

one of four equal parts of a whole

She ate one-fourth of the pizza.

fourth part

one of four equal parts of something

She ate a fourth part of the cake.

fourth position

ranking or order after third

He finished in fourth position in the race.

Expressions with world

real world

actual conditions or situations experienced in life

After graduation, he faced the challenges of the real world.

small world

expression of surprise at unexpected connections

I met my cousin in Japan, small world!

dog-eat-dog world

situation where people compete ruthlessly

In the dog-eat-dog world of business, only the strongest survive.

world's end

remote or extremely isolated place

They live at the world's end, far from any city..

in a perfect world

adv.

in an ideal situation where everything is perfect

In a perfect world, everyone would have equal opportunities.

it is a small world

exp.

expresses surprise at unexpected coincidences

I met my old friend in Japan. It is a small world!

see the world

travel to many different countries

She dreams of taking a year off to see the world.

the world we live in

the Earth and its environment where humans exist

We must protect the world we live in.

what a small world

intj.

used to show surprise at an unexpected connection or coincidence

You know my cousin too? What a small world!

cut off from the world

adj.

physically separated from the surrounding areas

The cabin is cut off from the world by dense forests.

Examples of fourth world in a sentence

The fourth world struggles with issues of malnutrition and disease.
The conference addressed issues faced by the fourth world.
Activists are raising awareness about the fourth world.

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French:quart-monde, quatrième monde, ...
German:Vierte Welt, vierte Welt, ...
Italian:quarto mondo, ...
Spanish:cuarto mundo, ...
Portuguese:quarto mundo, ...
Chinese:第四世界, 土著世界, ...
Japanese:第四世界, 先住民族, ...
Arabic:الْعَالَم الرَّابِع, العالَمُ الرّابِعُ, ...
Hebrew:הָעוֹלָם הָרְבִיעִי, עַמִּים יְלִידִיִּים הַמֻּדָּרִים בְּתוֹךְ מְדִינָתָם, ...
Russian:четвёртый мир, ...
Ukrainian:четвертий світ, ...
Hindi:चौथी दुनिया, स्वदेशी दुनिया, ...
Bengali:চতুর্থ বিশ্ব, ...
Catalan:quart món, pobles indígenes marginats, ...
Czech:čtvrtý svět, domorodé národy vytlačované na okraj ve vlastních státech, ...
Danish:den fjerde verden, fjerde verden, ...
Dutch:vierde wereld, de vierde wereld, ...
Greek:τέταρτος κόσμος, τέταρτος κόσμος ιθαγενών, ...
Hungarian:negyedik világ, országukon belül marginalizált őslakos népek, ...
Khmer:តំបន់ដែលមានភាពក្រីក្រខ្លាំង និងការអភិវឌ្ឍទាបខ្លាំង, ពិភពទីបួន, ...
Korean:제4세계, 소외된 원주민, ...
Persian:جهان چهارم, مردمان بومی, ...
Polish:czwarty świat, ...
Portuguese (BR):quarto mundo, ...
Romanian:lumea a patra, popoare indigene marginalizate, ...
Swedish:fjärde världen, ...
Thai:โลกที่สี่, ชนพื้นเมืองที่ถูกกีดกัน, ...
Turkish:dördüncü dünya, ...
Vietnamese:thế giới thứ tư, cộng đồng bản địa, ...

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