noun
First World
Refers to the bloc of developed, capitalist, and democratic countries during the Cold War, especially the US, Western Europe, and allies. In modern usage, sometimes loosely used for highly developed nations.
冷戦時代、第一世界は西側諸国を指していた。
During the Cold War, the First World referred to the Western bloc.
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The economic gap between the First World and the Third World remains large.