Fourth World may mean:

• Fourth World, a term most commonly used to collectively describe notably marginalised or oppressed groups, in particular indigenous peoples, living in Third or First World countries. It is also sometimes used to denote the world's poorest countries, also called least developed countries.
• Fourth World, the current world in the mythology of the Hopi; the coming age is the Fifth World
• Jack Kirby's Fourth World, a mythologically-oriented group of comic books created by Jack Kirby at DC Comics in the early 1970s
• The Fourth World (album), the debut album of the band Kara's Flowers
• 4th World, a term coined by Manuel Castells to refer to black holes of social exclusion.
• Fourth World, the feudal fantasy land shared by the teenage protagonists of Peter Jackson's film Heavenly Creatures.
• Fourth World, a term used by trumpeter Jon Hassell to describe a style of music employing modern technological treatments and influenced by various cultures and eras.
• Fourth World, Richard Bangs of Yahoo refers to the fourth world..."he is a citizen of "the fourth world," that free-­spirited territory where time has no weight, the true religion is exploration, and the inhabitants are rogues, nomads, and pioneers."

The term indigenous peoples has no universal, standard or fixed definition. ... The category of least developed countries (LDCs) is a social/economic classification status applied to around 50 countries around the world by political scientists and economists through the United Nations. ... Native American mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological. ... Hopi woman dressing hair of unmarried girl Part of a Hopi pueblo Hopi House near Grand Canyon, stereoptical view c. ... Fifth world has several related meanings: According to Native American Hopi mythology, the current world, the Fourth World, is coming to an end. ... The Fourth World is the popular name given to a number of interconnecting comic book titles produced by Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics from 1970 to 1973. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ... The Fourth World was the debut album for the Los Angeles, California, band Karas Flowers, released in 1997. ... The term 4th World was coined by Manuel Castells to refer to black holes of social exclusion. ... Heavenly Creatures (1994) is a film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the true story of the Parker-Hulme murder in Christchurch, New Zealand. ... Not to be confused with The Libertiness bassist John Hassall Jon Hassell (born March 22, 1937, Memphis, Tennessee) is an American musician and trumpet player. ...

See also

• World
• First World
• Second World
• Third World
• Fifth World
• Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
• least developed countries
• developing countries