first world countries

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• First World — 1. A country that was aligned with the West and opposed to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, this use of First World has largely gone away. 2. A country characterized by political stability,… …   Investment dictionary

• First World — N PROPER: the N, N n The most prosperous and industrialized parts of the world are sometimes referred to as the First World. Compare Third World. [BUSINESS] Although South Africa has many of the attributes of the first world some good… …   English dictionary

• First World — n the First World the rich industrial countries of the world →↑Third World >first world adj [always before noun] ▪ first world economies …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• First World War — n the First World War the big war fought in Europe between 1914 and 1918, which involved many different countries = ↑World War I …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• First World, the — noun the richest countries of the world, in which industry and trade are very well developed ─ compare THIRD WORLD …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• First World — n. [occas.f w ] the countries of the world that are well developed economically and industrially and that have a relatively high standard of living …   English World dictionary

• First World — /ˈfɜst wɜld/ (say ferst werld) (also lower case) –noun 1. the economically developed, capitalist countries collectively, characterised by industrialisation, a comparatively high standard of living and usually a long term democratic political… …  

• first World — Meaning Originally the term referred just to the USA (see origin below), but now is understood to mean the most industrially developed, wealthy and powerful nations of the world. These countries are often referred to loosely as The West ,… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

• First World — noun (singular) the rich industrial countries of the world compare Third World first world adjective (always before noun) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• First World — North America, Western Europe, Japan, and Australasia. The term was originally applied to the first group of countries to industrialize and to achieve high levels of growth and a rising standard of living for their populations. See also Third… …   Dictionary of sociology

• first world — noun Usage: often capitalized F&W Etymology: after third world Date: 1967 the highly developed industrialized nations often considered the westernized countries of the world …   New Collegiate Dictionary