free world


noun(often initial capital letters)
  1. the nations of the world that function chiefly under democratic and capitalistic systems rather than under totalitarianism or Communism.

Origin of free world

1
First recorded in 1945–50

Other words from free world

  • free-world, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for Free World

Free World

noun
  1. the Free World the non-Communist countries collectively, esp those that are actively anti-Communist

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