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Meaning of First World | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Those countries aligned with the West during the Cold War.
    historical
  2. Wealthy, developed nations.
    informal
  3. Synonym of Tokpela.

Equivalents

Examples

“Holonyms: world, World”
“Meronym: Western Bloc”
“Near-synonym: free world”
“Near-synonyms: Global North, developed countries”
“first-world problems”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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