tiger economy

English

Etymology

Originally in reference to the "Four Asian Tigers" (South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore), from the importance of the tiger in Asian symbolism.

Noun

tiger economy (plural tiger economies)

  1. A place enjoying very fast economic growth.
    As the levels of education improved, many South East Asian countries became tiger economies.
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