negara berkembang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of negara (“country”) +‎ berkembang (“developing”, literally “flowering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nə.ˈɡa.ra bər.kəm.ˈbaŋ/

Noun

negara berkembang (plural negara-negara berkembang)

  1. (economics, geography) developing country: a sovereign state with a lesser developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries
    Synonym: negara membangun (Standard Malay)
    Antonym: negara maju

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