Less-developed and newly industrializing countries have been traditionally grouped together as the:
A)third world.
B)third estate.
C)second tier.
D)second class.
E)first world.

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The term "third world" has historically been used to refer to less-developed and newly industrializing countries, as opposed to the "first world" (developed, capitalist countries) and the "second world" (socialist countries). While the term is now considered outdated and politically incorrect, it was widely used in the past and still has some cultural recognition.

Less-Developed and Newly Industrializing Countries Have Been Traditionally Grouped Together