A “Third World” country is a term many people use to describe a nation that is poorer or still developing, but the idea behind the phrase has changed over time. When the term was first used during the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The World Bank has not classified Australia as a "third world country" -- an outdated term used to describe low-income nations -- ...

In middle school, I constantly heard the term “Third World” from adults and peers. It was almost always used in the same way people use slang. Someone would mention a place in the Global South, and ...