THIRD WORLD • FREE-TRANSLATOR.COM • Definition of Third World

... intimacy with Thire. This feeling is not to be found in either the first or second world, therefore it is a third world. Just as depth is the line between object and subject, feeling is the ...

— A Voyage to Arcturus • David Lindsay

... tradition. It is almost totally supported by exports of crude oil and natural gas, with revenues from the petroleum sector accounting for perhaps half of GDP. Per capita GDP is far above most other Third World countries, and substantial income from overseas investment supplements income from domestic production. The government provides for all medical services and subsidizes food and housing. The government is beginning ...

— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.