developing world
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdevelopingandworld
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withworld.
developing
adjective
uk/dɪˈvel.ə.pɪŋ/us/dɪˈvel.ə.pɪŋ/
A developing country or area of the world is poorer and has less advanced industries, especially in Africa, Latin America, ...
See more atdeveloping
world
noun
uk/wɜːld/us/wɝːld/
the earth and all the people, places, and things ...
See more atworld
(Definition ofdevelopingandworldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdeveloping world
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
What of thedevelopingworld?
From theCambridge English Corpus
We wanted to bring thedevelopingworldinto the discussions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Surprisingly the highest rates come from thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In thedevelopingworld, federalism has worked less satisfactorily.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Data are particularly sparse for thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Although the focus of this proposition is thedevelopingworldtropics, problems with agricultural development in semi-arid regions are not confined to thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Biotechnology in thedevelopingworld: a case for increased investments in orphan crops.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Agriculture in thedevelopingworld: connecting innovations in plant research to downstream applications.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In recent years, the ' material constraints ' notion has increasingly been cited indevelopingworlddiscussions.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Only 11-21% of 'developingworld' yields cited were from studies actually using organic farming methods.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Combined, these represent 79-89% of the 133 'developingworld' yield ratios included in the study.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This has been the fate, for example, of many wastewater treatment plants in thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The normal number of live births per woman in thedevelopingworldis six to seven.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Reinforcing capability : informal community-based support services for older people in thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These studies are from thedevelopingworld, where yield comparisons are otherwise quite scarce.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We argue that such an intervention magnifies the resilience of children in thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Diphtheria : changing patterns in thedevelopingworldand the industrialized world.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Forests play a profound role in rural livelihoods in thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Scavenging represents an income-generating activity for the poorest in thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A final remark concerns the importance of benefit-cost in thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It certainly covers globalisation issues, but perspectives from thedevelopingworldare not strongly represented.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Post-natal depression is therefore likely to have important public health consequences in thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Millions of small-scale farmers in thedevelopingworldhave benefited.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Of late, it has been recognised that the neoliberal agenda has failed major parts of thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, we can rule out the argument that these figures generally go beyond the ordinary size for thedevelopingworld.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofdeveloping
Go to the definition ofworld
See other collocations withworld