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Definition of premier adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

premier

adjective
 
 
/ˈpremiə(r)/
 
/prɪˈmɪr/
[only before noun]
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  1. most important, famous or successful
    • one of the country’s premier chefs
    • (British English, sport) the Premier League/Division
    Extra Examples
    • Last year they won the premier award at the Welsh Festival of Light Opera.
    • The new Institute of Contemporary Art is one of Boston's premier attractions.
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    Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French, ‘first’, from Latin primarius ‘principal’.
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