FIRST WORLD

Meaning of FIRST WORLD in English

ˌFirst ˈWorld BrE AmE noun

the First World the rich industrial countries of the world

—first world adjective [always before noun] :

first world economies

⇨ Third World

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

FIRST WORLD — noun Usage: often capitalized F&W Etymology: after third world Date: 1967 the highly developed industrialized nations often considered the westernized …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FIRST WORLD — noun Usage: usually capitalized F&W : the highly developed industrialized nations often considered the westernized countries of the world
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST WORLD — the major industrialized non-Communist nations, including those in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, and Japan. Cf. Second World, Third …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST WORLD — modern non-Communist industrialized nations (including Japan, the USA, Canada, and the nations of western Europe)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FIRST WORLD — Usage: often capitalized F&W Etymology: after third world Date: 1967 : the highly developed industrialized nations often considered the westernized …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRST WORLD — Function: noun Usage: often cap F&W Etymology: after third world Date: 1967 : the highly developed industrialized nations often considered …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FIRST WORLD — ■ noun the industrialized capitalist countries of western Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FIRST WORLD — [first world] n, often cap F&W [after third world] (1967): the highly developed industrialized nations often considered the westernized countries …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST WORLD — noun [ sing. ] the rich industrial countries of the world —compare the Third World
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST WORLD — See main entry: ↑ First World
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST WORLD — The most prosperous and industrialized parts of the world are sometimes referred to as the First World . Compare Third …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST WORLD — The most prosperous and industrialized parts of the world are sometimes referred to as the ~. Compare Third World . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FIRST WORLD — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After the First World War Binding rejoined the family business. ▪ But at the outbreak …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST WORLD — (the *) "первый мир", промышленно развитые капиталистические страны
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST WORLD — (the *) "первый мир", промышленно развитые капиталистические страны
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST WORLD — (the First World) «первый мир», промышленно развитые капиталистические страны
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FIRST WORLD — (the ~) «первый мир», промышленно развитые капиталистические страны
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FIRST WORLD — (the First World) «первый мир», промышленно развитые капиталистические страны
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST WORLD — "первый мир"; развитые капиталистические страны.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
FIRST WORLD — (the *) "первый мир", промышленно развитые капиталистические страны
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRST WORLD — (the *) "первый мир", промышленно развитые капиталистические страны
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Disney World and Disneyland World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
Английский словарь Британика
WORLD — I. ˈwərld, esp before pause or consonant -rəld; ˈwə̄ld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English weorld, world, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst, ˈfə̄st, ˈfəist adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLD — (n.) In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, …
Английский словарь Webster
WORLD — /werrld/ , n. 1. the earth or globe, considered as a planet. 2. ( often cap. ) a particular division …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIRST — — firstness , adj. /ferrst/ , adj. 1. being before all others with respect to time, order, rank, importance, etc., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLD — I. ˈwər(-ə)ld noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIRST — I. ˈfərst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fyrst; akin to Old High German furist first, Old English faran …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORLD — noun as an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number. 2. world ·noun the inhabitants of …
Webster English vocab
WORLD — [world] n [ME, fr. OE woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to OHG weralt age, world); akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIRST — [first] adj [ME, fr. OE fyrst; akin to OHG furist first, OE faran to go--more at fare] (bef. 12c): preceding …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WORLD — world BrE AmE wɜːld AmE wɝːld ▷ worlds wɜːldz AmE wɝːldz ▶ ˌ World ˈ Bank BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FIRST — first BrE AmE fɜːst AmE fɝːst ▷ firsts fɜːsts AmE fɝːsts ▶ ˌ first ˈ aid BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORLD — / wɜːld; NAmE wɜːrld/ noun THE EARTH / ITS PEOPLE 1. the world [ sing. ] the earth, with all …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — / fɜːst; NAmE fɜːrst/ determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun ■ determiner , ordinal number 1. happening or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORLD — I. world 1 S1 W1 /wɜːld $ wɜːrld/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ world , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIRST — I. first 1 S1 W1 /fɜːst $ fɜːrst/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: fyrst ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORLD — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WORLD — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORLD — n.1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; the …
Oxford English vocab
FIRST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied …
Oxford English vocab
WORLD — ( worlds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The world is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — ( firsts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The first thing, person, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIRST — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The ~ thing, person, event, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first offence ▪ Because it was a first offence, she was not sent …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FIRST — [adjective], [adverb] [not gradable], [noun], [pronoun] - (a person or thing) coming before all others in order, time, amount, quality …
Cambridge English vocab
WORLD — n. Disney World and Disneyland Industrial Workers of the World World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FIRST — Synonyms and related words : ab initio, ab ovo, aborigine, ahead, alpha, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, arch, at first, at the …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLD — See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN …
Slang English vocab
WORLD — noun 1 the earth/its people ADJECTIVE ▪ known ▪ a medieval map of the known ~ ▪ entire , whole …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORLD — See ↑ AREA 9, ↑ WORLD 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all over the world • ↑ be (sitting) on top …
Longman Activator English vocab
WORLD — INDEX: 1. the world 2. things that affect or happen everywhere in the world RELATED WORDS an area of the …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST — See ↑ BEFORE 1, ↑ FIRST 1,1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a first • ↑ at first/initially • ↑ be first/come …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST
Longman Activator English vocab
FIRST — n. 25B6; adjective the first chapter : EARLIEST, initial, opening, introductory. first principles : FUNDAMENTAL, basic, rudimentary, primary; key, cardinal, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLD — n. 1 earth, planet, sphere, globe, Terra; universe, cosmos, existence, creation, life Do you believe the world is round? Buckland …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORLD — {v. phr.} To gain great attention or popularity throughout the city, country, etc. * /Pavarotti's unmatched tenor voice swept the …
Словарь английских идиом
WORLD — noun 1 BAD : Nepal has one of the highest mountains in all over the world. GOOD : Nepal has …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FIRST — adverb BAD : At first, I would like to introduce myself. GOOD : First of all, I would like to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WORLD — 1. сущ. 1) мир, свет; вселенная around, round the world ≈ вокруг света to travel around the world ≈ путешествовать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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