First World

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌFirst ˈWorld noun  the First World PPthe rich industrial countries of the world 第一世界〔指世界上富有的工业国家〕 —first world adjective [always before noun] first world economies 第一世界的经济体 → Third World

Examples from the Corpus

First World• The village hall was built after the First World War and serves the community's needs.• After the First World War Binding rejoined the family business.• In the old days before the First World War, Papa had traded in the walnut veneer business.• But at the outbreak of the First World War these were only in their early stages.• He illustrates his points with readings from poets of the First World War.• It was the First World War because it affected most of the people of the world.

ˌFirst ˈWorld nounChineseSyllable  

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First World
ˌFirst ˈWorld noun
the First World the rich industrial countries of the world
—first world adjective [always before noun]:
    first world economies
⇨ Third World

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See main entry: First World

First WorldBrE /ˌfɜːst ˈwɜːld/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɜːrst ˈwɜːrld/ 🔊 noun [singular] the rich industrial countries of the world 第一世界（指富有的工业国）  ➡  compare Third World