English
Proper noun
First World
- (historical, politics) Those countries aligned with the West during the Cold War.
- Holonyms: world, World
- Meronym: Western Bloc
- Comeronyms: Second World, Third World
- Near-synonym: free world
- (informal) Wealthy, developed nations.
- Holonyms: world, World
- Comeronyms: Second World, Third World; Global South; developing countries
- Near-synonyms: Global North, developed countries
- (Hopi religion) Synonym of Tokpela.
Usage notes
The entire concept of ranking countries in this way is deprecated except in its historical senses; see Third World § Usage notes.
Translations
countries aligned with the West during the Cold War
- Arabic: الْعَالَم الْأَوَّل m (al-ʕālam al-ʔawwal) (definite)
- Belarusian: пе́ршы свет m (pjéršy svjet), пе́ршы сьвет m (pjéršy sʹvjet)
- Bulgarian: пъ́рви свят m (pǎ́rvi svjat), пъ́рвият свят m (pǎ́rvijat svjat) (definite)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 第一世界 (dìyī shìjiè)
- Czech: první svět m
- Danish: første verden c, vesten
- Dutch: eerste wereld (nl) m or f
- Finnish: ensimmäinen maailma
- French: premier monde (fr) m
- Georgian: პირველი სამყარო (ṗirveli samq̇aro)
- German: Erste Welt f
- Japanese: 第一世界 (ja) (だいいちせかい, daiichisekai)
- Korean: 제1세계(第一世界) (je1segye), 제일세계(第一世界) (jeilsegye)
- Macedonian: првиот свет m (prviot svet) (definite)
- Persian:
- Iranian Persian: جَهانِ اَوَّل (fa) (jahân-e avval)
- Polish: pierwszy świat m
- Portuguese: primeiro mundo (pt) m
- Russian: пе́рвый мир m (pérvyj mir)
- Slovak: prvý svet m
- Spanish: primer mundo m
- Swedish: i-land (sv) n, väst (sv), västvärlden (sv) c, västländerna pl
- Tajik: ҷаҳони аввал (jahon-i avval)
- Thai: โลกที่หนึ่ง
- Ukrainian: пе́рший світ m (péršyj svit)
- Vietnamese: Thế giới thứ nhất
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wealthy, developed nations
- Arabic: الْعَالَم الْأَوَّل m (al-ʕālam al-ʔawwal) (definite)
- Belarusian: пе́ршы свет m (pjéršy svjet), пе́ршы сьвет m (pjéršy sʹvjet)
- Bulgarian: пъ́рви свят m (pǎ́rvi svjat), пъ́рвият свят m (pǎ́rvijat svjat) (definite)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 第一世界 (dìyī shìjiè)
- Czech: první svět m
- Danish: iland n
- Finnish: ensimmäinen maailma
- French: pays développés (fr) m pl, premier monde (fr) m
- Georgian: პირველი სამყარო (ṗirveli samq̇aro)
- German: Erste Welt f
- Japanese: 第一世界 (ja) (だいいちせかい, daiichisekai)
- Korean: 제1세계(第一世界) (je1segye), 제일세계(第一世界) (jeilsegye)
- Macedonian: првиот свет m (prviot svet) (definite)
- Persian:
- Iranian Persian: جَهانِ اَوَّل (fa) (jahân-e avval)
- Polish: pierwszy świat m
- Portuguese: primeiro mundo (pt) m
- Russian: пе́рвый мир m (pérvyj mir)
- Slovak: prvý svet m
- Spanish: primer mundo m
- Swedish: första världen
- Tajik: ҷаҳони аввал (jahon-i avval)
- Ukrainian: пе́рший світ m (péršyj svit)
- Vietnamese: Thế giới thứ nhất
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See also