semiperiphery

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounsemiperiphery (plural semiperipheries)

plural semiperipheries

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

Origin

From semi- + periphery.

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semiperiphery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiperiphery

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“semiperiphery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiperiphery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiperiphery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiperiphery.

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