Phrase guide

developing country

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A country with low to medium income although substantial industrialization; (sometimes derogatory) a country with less industrial base, and thus often consequently widespread poverty and low Human Development Index (HDI).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonym: LMIC

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: LMIC

Antonyms: HIC, developed country

Broader terms: country

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noun

Meaning 2

a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: state, nation, country, land, commonwealth, res publica, body politic

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَوْلَة نَامِيَّة (dawla nāmiyya) — country with an emerging economy
  • Azerbaijani: inkişaf etməkdə olan ölkə — country with an emerging economy
  • Belarusian: краі́на, яка́я развіва́ецца (kraína, jakája razvivájecca) — country with an emerging economy
  • Bulgarian: развива́ща се страна́ (razvivášta se straná) — country with an emerging economy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發展中國家 /发展中国家 (fāzhǎnzhōng guójiā) — country with an emerging economy
  • Czech: rozvojová země — country with an emerging economy
  • Danish: udviklingsland — country with an emerging economy
  • Dutch: ontwikkelingsland — country with an emerging economy
  • Dutch: groeiland — country with an emerging economy
  • Finnish: kehitysmaa — country with an emerging economy
  • French: pays en voie de développement — country with an emerging economy
  • Georgian: განვითარებადი ქვეყანა (ganvitarebadi kveq̇ana) — country with an emerging economy
  • German: Entwicklungsland — country with an emerging economy
  • Hindi: विकासशील देश (vikāsśīl deś) — country with an emerging economy
  • Hungarian: fejlődő ország — country with an emerging economy
  • Indonesian: negara berkembang — country with an emerging economy
  • Italian: paese in via di sviluppo — country with an emerging economy
  • Japanese: 途上国 (tojō koku) — country with an emerging economy
  • Japanese: 発展途上国 (hatten tojō koku) — country with an emerging economy
  • Korean: 개발도상국 (gaebaldosangguk) — country with an emerging economy
  • Malay: negara membangun — country with an emerging economy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: utviklingsland — country with an emerging economy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: utviklingsland — country with an emerging economy
  • Polish: kraj rozwijający się — country with an emerging economy
  • Portuguese: país em desenvolvimento — country with an emerging economy
  • Romanian: țară în curs de dezvoltare — country with an emerging economy
  • Russian: развива́ющаяся страна́ (razvivájuščajasja straná) — country with an emerging economy
  • Spanish: país en vías de desarrollo — country with an emerging economy
  • Swahili: nchi inayoendelea — country with an emerging economy
  • Swedish: utvecklingsland — country with an emerging economy
  • Turkish: gelişmekte olan ülke — country with an emerging economy
  • Ukrainian: краї́на, що розвива́ється (krajína, ščo rozvyvájetʹsja) — country with an emerging economy
  • Vietnamese: nước đang phát triển — country with an emerging economy