e ‧ mer ‧ gent AC /ɪˈmɜːdʒ ə nt $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ emergent , ↑ emerging ; verb : ↑ emerge ; noun : ↑ emergence ]
in the early stages of existence or development ⇨ developing :
the emergent nations of the world