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First World
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First World also first world
n.
During the Cold War, the industrialized capitalist nations of the world.

First-World (fûrstwûrld) adj.


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Turton said that Australia is the only the first world country that has a significant amount of tropical land mass, and yet investment in research does not reflect this.
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has called for increased investment in education in order to develop the skills of Saudis and transform the Kingdom into a first world country.
In the list of countries that do permit the death penalty, not one, except the United States, is a First World country.
 
 
 
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