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first class

adjective first-class · 1st-class · 1st class

  1. not comparable Belonging to the best or top group in a system of classification. That was a first class restaurant.
  2. not comparable Of, or relating to the most luxurious and expensive class of accommodation on a train, ship, hotel, etc. We travelled first class to New York.
  3. not comparable Of, or relating to a class of mail to be delivered before second class. First class stamps are now more expensive.
  4. India, UK, not comparable Great, very enjoyable. - How was your holiday? - It was first class.
  5. not comparable Of or relating to a first class match.
  6. not comparable Of or relating to a treatment like that for a first-class object. Java has no first-class functions, so function objects are usually expressed by an interface with a single method.

noun first classes · first-class · 1st-class · 1st class

  1. premier rank. sat in first class; attained first class in the Boy Scouts
  2. Ireland The third year of primary school, following after the junior and senior infant levels.
  3. US One of two classes of city government in the U.S. state of Kentucky, in which cities elect a mayor and aldermen.

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adj belonging to the best group in a system of classification

中文一等 yīděng, 一流 yīliú
Portuguêsde primeira
Deutscherstklassig
Românăde prima clasă
Русскийпервокла́ссный pervoklássnyj
עבריתסוּג א׳ sug álef

adj relating to the most luxurious class of accommodation

中文頭等 /头等 tóuděng
Portuguêsda primeira classe
Françaispremière classe
DeutschErste-Klasse-
Românăprima clasă
Русскийпервокла́ссный pervoklássnyj
Tiếng Việthạng nhất
עבריתמַחְלָקָה רִאשׁוֹנָה maẖlaqá rishoná

adj programming: relating to a treatment like a first-class citizen

DeutschFirst-Class-
Ελληνικάπρώτη τάξη próti táxi

noun a status, section, etc. of premier rank

中文頭等艙 /头等舱 tóuděngcāng
Kiswahilidaraja la kwanza

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@misc{first_class_2026,
  title = {first class},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/first%20class},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}