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semiperiphery

semiperiphery noun: in world-systems theory, any of the industrializing, mostly capitalist countries positioned between the periphery and core countries.

Noun

semiperiphery (plural semiperipheries)

  1. In world-systems theory, any of the industrializing, mostly capitalist countries positioned between the periphery and core countries.

Forms of semiperiphery

pluralsemiperipheries

Origin of semiperiphery

From semi- + periphery.

Questions about semiperiphery

What does semiperiphery mean?
Semiperiphery means in world-systems theory, any of the industrializing, mostly capitalist countries positioned between the periphery and core countries.
What part of speech is semiperiphery?
Semiperiphery is a noun.
What is the plural of semiperiphery?
The plural of semiperiphery is semiperipheries.

Words near semiperiphery in the dictionary

  1. semiperiodic
  2. semiperiodicity
  3. semiperiods
  4. semiperipheral
  5. semiperipheries
  6. semiperiphery
  7. semiperishable
  8. semipermanence
  9. semipermanent
  10. semipermanently
  11. semipermeability

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