Global South
A region predominantly composed of developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and…A region predominantly composed of developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, regarded as half of a socioeconomic and political divide opposite to the Global North.
Meaning
1 sensesA region predominantly composed of developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, regarded as half of a socioeconomic and political divide opposite to the Global North.
Globaler Süden
глоба́льный югglobálʹnyj jug
глоба́льний пі́вденьhlobálʹnyj pívdenʹ
Translations
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Origin
First used in a political sense by Carl Oglesby in 1969.First used in a political sense by Carl Oglesby in 1969.
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