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less-developed country
noun [C] (abbreviation LDC) ECONOMICSDefinition
› a country that does not have a lot of industrial activity and where people have low incomes: Governments in less developed countries realize that telecommunications access is one of the fastest engines of economic growth. → Compare developed country, developing country
(Definition of less-developed country noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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