first world

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst wurld]
- /fɜrst wɜrld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [furst wurld]
- /fɜrst wɜrld/

Definitions of first world words

noun first world the major industrialized non-Communist nations, including those in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, and Japan. 1
proper noun first world The most prosperous and industrialized parts of the world are sometimes referred to as the First World. Compare Third World. 0
noun first world the economically advanced countries of North America, Europe, Australia, E Asia, etc 0
modifier first world belonging to the First World 0
noun first world the countries of the world that are well developed economically and industrially and that have a relatively high standard of living 0

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Origin of first world

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for First world

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first world popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

first world usage trend in Literature

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