途 上 国(とじょうこく)

とじょうこく

noun

developing country; developing nation

1. developing country; developing nation

A country that is still in the process of industrialization and economic growth. A shortened form of 発展途上国.

途上国(とじょうこく)への支援(しえん)が必要(ひつよう)だ。

Support for developing countries is needed.

多(おお)くの途上国(とじょうこく)では清潔(せいけつ)な水(みず)が不足(ふそく)している。

Many developing countries lack access to clean water.

先進国(せんしんこく)と途上国(とじょうこく)の経済(けいざい)格差(かくさ)を縮(ちぢ)めることが国際(こくさい)社会(しゃかい)の課題(かだい)だ。

Narrowing the economic gap between developed and developing countries is a challenge for the international community.

An abbreviation of 発展(はってん)途上国(とじょうこく) (developing country). The full form literally means "country on the path of development" — 途上(とじょう) means "on the way" and 国(こく) means "country."

Common collocations

途上国(とじょうこく)への援助(えんじょ) (aid to developing countries)
途上国(とじょうこく)支援(しえん) (support for developing countries)
先進国(せんしんこく)と途上国(とじょうこく) (developed and developing countries)
途上国(とじょうこく)の開発(かいはつ) (development of developing countries)

The shortened form 途上国(とじょうこく) is more common in everyday news and conversation than the full form 発展(はってん)途上国(とじょうこく). The opposite is 先進国(せんしんこく) (developed country).

Related Words

Antonym: 先進国(せんしんこく) (developed country)

Compare: 新興国(しんこうこく) (emerging nation)

Related: 資源国(しげんこく) (resource-rich country)

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