Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

overgangsland

English translation:

newly industrialised country

Added to glossary by Carole Hognestad
Apr 25, 2014 07:53
10 yrs ago
Norwegian term

overgangsland

Norwegian to English Social Sciences Economics
Gjennom brede og langsiktige institusjonssamarbeid skal vi bidra i oppbygging av bærekraftige, nasjonale statistikksystemer i utviklingsland og overgangsland.
I translated this as "countries in transition" but the client as queried it. Any suggestions??
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 newly industrialized country

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newly industrialized country

Newly industrialized countries or NICs, nations with economies more advanced and developed than those in the developing world, but not yet with the full signs of a developed country.[4][5][6][7] NIC is a category between developed and developing countries, and it includes South Africa, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey.

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Note added at 17 mins (2014-04-25 08:10:38 GMT)
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I cut and pasted this, but I've now added a hyphen. i.e.
"newly-industrialized country"
Example sentence:

The term newly industrialized country ("NIC") is an economic classification used by economists to represent economies that fall somewhere between a developed country and a developing country.

Peer comment(s):

agree Charlesp
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