Global North
noun [ S ] (also global North, global north) uk/ˌɡləʊ.bəl ˈnɔːθ/ us/ˌɡloʊ.bəl ˈnɔːrθ/
北方国家,北方世界(包括欧洲、北美和亚洲发达地区的一些国家)
the group of countries that are in Europe, North America, and the developed parts of Asia
Fair trade labels for food products imported from the Global South attracted interest from producers and activists in the Global North. 从南方世界进口的食品上面的公平贸易标签引起了北方世界生产者和社会活动者的兴趣。
Compare: Global South
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- We recognize that conditions faced by agrarian workers in the Global North parallel those of workers in the Global South.
- The global north has an ecological debt which must now be repaid.
- These children live in conditions that the global North often see as poverty, drudgery, and "backwardness".
- He says New Orleans is global north meets global south.
- People in new churches in Africa or Asia have a different relationship with the Bible than do many Global North people.