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First World
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English
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-First World.wav Southern England
Proper noun
First World
en historical politics Those countries aligned with the West during the Cold War.
en world#Noun World#Proper noun
en Western Bloc<id:Q1507074>
en Second World#Proper noun Third World#Proper noun
en free world#Noun
en informal Wealthy, developed nations.
en world#Noun World#Proper noun
en Second World#Proper noun Third World#Proper noun ; Global South#Proper noun ; developing countries
en Global North#Proper noun developed countries
en first-world problems
en Hopi religion en Tokpela.
Usage notes
The entire concept of ranking nation in this manner is deprecated except in its historical senses; see Third World § Usage notes.
Derived terms
en first world problem First Worlder First-Worldish
Translations
countries aligned with the West during the Cold War
Arabic: ar الْعَالَم الْأَوَّل m definite
Belarusian: be пе́ршы свет m, be пе́ршы сьвет m
Bulgarian: bg пъ́рви свят m, bg пъ́рвият свят m definite
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 第一世界 dìyī shìjiè
Czech: cs první svět m
Danish: da første verden c, da vesten
Dutch: nl eerste wereld m f
Finnish: fi ensimmäinen maailma
French: fr premier monde m
Georgian: ka პირველი სამყარო
German: de Erste Welt f
Japanese: ja 第一世界 だいいちせかい, daiichisekai
Korean: ko 제1세계(第一世界), ko 제일세계(第一世界)
Macedonian: mk првиот свет m definite
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira جَهانِ اَوَّل
Polish: pl Pierwszy Świat m
Portuguese: pt primeiro mundo m
Russian: ru пе́рвый мир m
Slovak: sk prvý svet m
Spanish: es primer mundo m
Swedish: sv i-land n, sv väst, sv västvärlden c, sv västländerna p
Tajik: tg ҷаҳони аввал
Thai: th โลกที่หนึ่ง
Ukrainian: uk пе́рший світ m
Vietnamese: vi Thế giới thứ nhất
wealthy, developed nations
Arabic: ar الْعَالَم الْأَوَّل m definite
Belarusian: be пе́ршы свет m, be пе́ршы сьвет m
Bulgarian: bg пъ́рви свят m, bg пъ́рвият свят m definite
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 第一世界 dìyī shìjiè
Czech: cs první svět m
Danish: da iland n
Finnish: fi ensimmäinen maailma
French: fr pays développés m-p, fr premier monde m
Georgian: ka პირველი სამყარო
German: de Erste Welt f
Japanese: ja 第一世界 だいいちせかい, daiichisekai
Korean: ko 제1세계(第一世界), ko 제일세계(第一世界)
Macedonian: mk првиот свет m definite
Persian:
Iranian Persian: fa-ira جَهانِ اَوَّل
Polish: pl Pierwszy Świat m
Portuguese: pt primeiro mundo m
Russian: ru пе́рвый мир m
Slovak: sk prvý svet m
Spanish: es primer mundo m
Swedish: sv första världen
Tajik: tg ҷаҳони аввал
Ukrainian: uk пе́рший світ m
Vietnamese: vi Thế giới thứ nhất
See also
en Fourth World Second World Third World
en One Cold War Hopi culture