WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
First′ World′, 
  1. Governmentthe major industrialized non-Communist nations, including those in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, and Japan. Cf. Second World, Third World, Fourth World.
  • 1970–75

'First World' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
First World War - Fourth World - Second World - Third World - World War I - record

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