First World countries - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about First World countries

Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary

1,525,173,266 visitors served.

forum mailing list For webmasters

New: Language forums

Dictionary/
thesaurus

Medical
dictionary

Legal
dictionary

Financial
dictionary

Acronyms

Idioms

Encyclopedia

Wikipedia
encyclopedia

First World
(redirected from First World countries)

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.31 sec.

First World

Former term for the industrialized capitalist, or free-market, countries of the West. It was used during the Cold War, along with the classifications Second World (industrialized communist countries) and Third World (non-aligned, developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America). The terms originally denoted political alignment, but later took on economic connotations that are now considered derogatory.

How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Email
Feedback

?Sign in

? Mentioned in

? References in periodicals archive

Their inquiry deals with the interaction between Christianity and "the third world," which, according to their introduction, refers both to third world countries and third world communities within first world countries (they acknowledge and explain their use of the outdated term to potential skeptics).

Dictionary of Third World Theologies by Visotzky, Alex / Cross Currents

For these reasons, it is perilous indeed to ignore the transnational forms of national dominance of first world countries, particularly the United States.

World Bank Literature by Braziel, Jana Evans / Radical Teacher

We don't think of gluttony as a sin anymore--it's been downgraded to a health hazard in First World countries.

Still deadly after all these years: the Seven Deadly Sins are alive ... by Camille, Alice / U.S. Catholic

More results

Hutchinson browser

? Full browser

First Folio
first fruits and tenths
first in, first out
First Legal Tender Case
first mover advantage
First State
First World
First World countries
First World War
First, Ruth
first-movement form
first-order administrative area
Firth, Charles Harding
Firth, John Rupert
fiscal policy

First Whig Junto
First white American
First white Australian
First white birth
First white child
First white native
First Whitlam Ministry
First Wives Club
First Wives World
First Wizard
First woman
First woman in space
First Woman's Bank of Tennessee
First Womans Bank of Tennessee
First Women Bank
First Women's Credit Corp.

First Word Fall Through
First Words
First Work EP
First World
First World
First World
First World Buddhist Forum
First World Buddhist Forum, 2006
First World countries
First world country
First world country
First World Environmental Education Congress
First World Hotel
First World Martial Arts Championship saga
First world nation
First world nation
First World Plaza

First World War
First World War
First World War
First World War
First World War
First World War poetry
First Wort Hopping
First Yale Unit
First year
First Year Access Program
First Year Affairs
First Year Allowances
First Year Biology Teaching Development Group
First Year Composition
First Year Engineering Experience
First Year Enrichment

Hutchinson Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Browser extension \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup \| Partner with us

All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.

First World (redirected from First World countries)

First World

First World
(redirected from First World countries)