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First World en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (historical) Those countries aligned with the West during the Cold War.
   • Meronym: Western Bloc
   • Near-synonym: free world
   • Holonyms: world, World
2. (informal) Wealthy, developed nations.
   • Holonyms: world, World
   • first-world problems
   • Near-synonyms: Global North, developed countries
3. Synonym of Tokpela.

Deriveds

first world problem · First-Worldish · First Worlder

Relateds

Global South · Third World · Second World · Second World · Third World · Fourth World · Second World · developing countries · Third World

Synonyms

free world · Tokpela · developed countries · Global North

Translations (59)

ar الْعَالَم الْأَوَّل (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · sk prvý svet (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · cmn 第一世界 (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · es primer mundo (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · be пе́ршы сьвет (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · vi Thế giới thứ nhất (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · cs první svět (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · fi ensimmäinen maailma (wealthy, developed nations) · sv väst (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · tg ҷаҳони аввал (wealthy, developed nations) · es primer mundo (wealthy, developed nations) · uk пе́рший світ (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · pl Pierwszy Świat (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · ar الْعَالَم الْأَوَّل (wealthy, developed nations) · be пе́ршы сьвет (wealthy, developed nations) · fr premier monde (wealthy, developed nations) · ka პირველი სამყარო (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · cs první svět (wealthy, developed nations) · fr premier monde (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · vi Thế giới thứ nhất (wealthy, developed nations) · uk пе́рший світ (wealthy, developed nations) · da iland (wealthy, developed nations) · sv västvärlden (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · da første verden (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · de Erste Welt (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · sk prvý svet (wealthy, developed nations) · sv i-land (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · bg пъ́рвият свят (wealthy, developed nations) · mk првиот свет (wealthy, developed nations) · nl eerste wereld (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · da vesten (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · ru пе́рвый мир (wealthy, developed nations) · ja 第一世界 (wealthy, developed nations) · ru пе́рвый мир (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · pl Pierwszy Świat (wealthy, developed nations) · be пе́ршы свет (wealthy, developed nations) · sv första världen (wealthy, developed nations) · cmn 第一世界 (wealthy, developed nations) · ko 제1세계 (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · sv västländerna (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · tg ҷаҳони аввал (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · bg пъ́рви свят (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · be пе́ршы свет (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · fa-ira جَهانِ اَوَّل (wealthy, developed nations) · ko 제일세계 (wealthy, developed nations) · pt primeiro mundo (wealthy, developed nations) · ja 第一世界 (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · bg пъ́рвият свят (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · de Erste Welt (wealthy, developed nations) · fa-ira جَهانِ اَوَّل (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · bg пъ́рви свят (wealthy, developed nations) · fr pays développés (wealthy, developed nations) · ka პირველი სამყარო (wealthy, developed nations) · pt primeiro mundo (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · ko 제1세계 (wealthy, developed nations) · th โลกที่หนึ่ง (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · ko 제일세계 (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · fi ensimmäinen maailma (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War) · mk првиот свет (countries aligned with the West during the Cold War)