first division

noun

The half of the standings containing the teams with the best records.

Opposite
second division
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Meanings

nounfirst division (plural first divisions)

plural first divisions

  1. USdatedball gamesThe half of the standings containing the teams with the best records.
    1 more example

    Let me pause to explain “second division” to those for whom the term has little or no significance. For the first half of the twentieth century the classic, constant number of baseball teams in a league was eight. Not six, not ten, not twelve, not fourteen. Eight. […] Even if a club failed to win the pennant, it was important to finish second, third or fourth—that is, in the upper half or first division of the league. […] “First division” came to mean something admirable, “second division” was denigrating.

    1991, Robert W. Creamer, Baseball and Other Matters in 1941, page 37

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
second division
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APA

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“first division.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20division. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “first division,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/first%20division.

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