dì'èr​shì​jiè

the Second World (Three Worlds Theory)

  • created sense approved 第二世界 · dì'èr​shì​jiè · the Second World (Three Worlds Theory) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    第二世界

    dì'èr​shì​jiè

    the Second World (Three Worlds Theory)

    In the Three Worlds Theory, the group of developed nations positioned between the superpowers and the developing world

    第 (literal) → 第 · dì · [ordinal] 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · second 世界 (literal) → 世界 · shì​jiè · world

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  • created sense approved 第二世界 · dì'èr​shì​jiè · the Second World (Cold War) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    第二世界

    dì'èr​shì​jiè

    the Second World (Cold War)

    In the Cold War context, the bloc of socialist or communist states allied with the Soviet Union

    第 (literal) → 第 · dì · [ordinal] 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · second 世界 (literal) → 世界 · shì​jiè · world

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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