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first XI

first XI is the alternative form of first eleven.

Meaning of first eleven

Noun

the first eleven (uncountable)

  1. The eleven primary players selected to be in the starting lineup of a sports team.

Questions about first XI

What is first XI the alternative form of?
First XI is the alternative form of first eleven.

Words near first XI in the dictionary

  1. first world problem
  2. first world problems
  3. First World War
  4. First Worlder
  5. First Worlders
  6. first XI
  7. first XV
  8. first year
  9. first years
  10. first-aid box
  11. first-aid boxes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: first XI (page history and authors); first eleven (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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