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free world en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (collective, form-of) Collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or Communist states.
   form of as opposed to dictatorships or Communist states
   form of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments
   • Meronym: Western Bloc
   • Near-synonym: First World
   • [John F. Kennedy] noted the difficult politics of sustaining foreign assistance but called it essential to America’s role as leader of the free world. 2025 February 9, Ben Rhodes, “This Isn’t the Donald Trump America Elected”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Holonyms: world, World
   • My friends, we are confronted with a serious situation. But it is typical of the security problems of the world today. Powerful and aggressive forces are constantly probing, now here, now there, to see whether the free world is weakened. In the face of this, there are no easy choices available. It is misleading for anyone to imply that there are. However, the present situation, though serious, is by no means desperate or hopeless. 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower, 3:06 from the start, in President Eisenhower Speaks On The Formosa Situation (1958), British Pathé:
2. (literally) Those who are free (not incarcerated, institutionalized, etc.) collectively.
   • Young country boy, doing time here in Texas State Prison. Looking for a good friend to write to in the free world. 1992 May 8, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14:

Forms

Deriveds

Right Arm of the Free World · leader of the free world

Relateds

Eastern Bloc · Soviet Bloc · Second World

Synonyms

First World

Translations (65)

km ពិភពលោកសេរី (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ja 自由世界 (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · he הָעוֹלָם הָחָפְשִׁי \ העולם החופשי (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · cmn 自由世界 (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · sq botën e lirë (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · sk slobodný svet (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · lo ໂລກເສລີ (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · yue 自由世界 (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · kk еркін дүние (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · et vaba maailm (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · es mundo libre (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · hy ազատ աշխարհ (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ro lumea liberă (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · fa-ira دُنْیایِ آزاد (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ka თავისუფალი სამყარო (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · bn মুক্ত পৃথিবী (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · da den frie verden (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · bg свобо́ден свят (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · lt laisvas pasaulis (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · it mondo libero (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · fa-ira جَهانِ آزاد (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · fr monde libre (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · tg ҷаҳони озод (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · az azad dünya (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ru свобо́дный мир (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · de freie Welt (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · is frjáls heimur (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · pt mundo livre (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ky эркин дүйнө (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ar الْعَالَم الْحُرّ (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · uk ві́льний світ (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · sh slobodni svet (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · tr özgür dünya (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · nb den frie verden (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ko 자유세계 (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · tt ирекле дөнья (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · mn чөлөөт ертөнц (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · uz erkin dunyo (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · be свабо́дны свет (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ms dunia bebas (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · sh слободни свијет (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · pl wolny świat (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · hi आज़ाद दुनिया (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · nl vrije wereld (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ja 自由な世界 (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · fi vapaa maailma (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · th โลกเสรี (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · sh slobodni svijet (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · id dunia bebas (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · sv den fria världen (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ps ازاده نړۍ (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · sh слободни свет (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · lv brīvā pasaule (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · tk erkin dünýä (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · sl svobodni svet (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · kk еркін әлем (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · mk слободен свет (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ug ئەركىن دۇنيا (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · ur آزاد دُنِیا (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · my လွတ်လပ်သောကမ္ဘာ (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · hu szabad világ (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · vi thế giới tự do (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · km លោកសេរី (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · tg дунёи озод (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states) · cs volný svět (collectively, all of the countries that have democratic or capitalistic governments, as opposed to dictatorships or communist states)