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   World

   /wər(ə)ld/

   

   noun

   • 1. the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features: "he was doing his bit to save the world" Similar earthglobeplanetsphere
   • ▪ all of the people, societies, and institutions on the earth: "the whole world hates a Monday" Similar everyoneeverybodyeach and every onepeoplemankindhumankindhumanitypeople everywherethe whole worldthe world at largethe publicthe general publicthe populationthe populaceall and sundryevery mother's sonevery Tom, Dick, and Harryevery man jack
   • ▪ denoting one of the most important or influential people or things of its class: "a world superstar"
   • ▪ another planet like the earth: "the possibility of life on other worlds" Similar planetsatellitemoonstarheavenly bodyorb
   • ▪ the material universe or all that exists; everything.
   • 2. a region or group of countries: "the English-speaking world"
   • ▪ a particular period of history: "the ancient world"
   • ▪ a group of living things: "the animal world"
   • ▪ the people, places, and activities to do with a particular thing: "they were a legend in the world of British theater" Similar spheresocietycirclearenamilieuprovincedomainterritoryorbitpreserverealmfielddisciplineareadepartmentsectorsectiongroupdivision
   • ▪ a person's life and activities: "he felt his whole world had collapsed"
   • 3. human and social interaction: "he has almost completely withdrawn from the world" Similar societyhigh societysecular intereststemporal concernsearthly concernshuman existence
   • ▪ secular interests and affairs: "parents are not viewed as the primary educators of their own children, either in the world or in the Church"
   • ▪ a stage of human life, either mortal or after death: "in this world and the next"

   Word Origin Old Englishw(e)oruld, from a Germanic compound meaning ‘age of man’; related to Dutch wereld and German Welt.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WorldWorld - Wikipedia

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   The world is the totality of entities, the whole of reality, or everything that exists. [1] . The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the world as unique, while others talk of a "plurality of worlds".

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   What is World noun?

   • everywhere in the world People are basically the same the world over. Definition of world noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the word 'world' mean?

   • [countable] a planet like the earth There may be other worlds out there. [usually singular] (usually used with an adjective) everything that exists of a particular kind; a particular kind of life or existence the natural world (= animals, plants, minerals, etc.) They are a couple in the real world as well as in the movie.

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   Where does the word world come from?

   • The English word world comes from the Old English weorold. The Old English is a reflex of the Common Germanic *weraldiz, a compound of weraz 'man' and aldiz 'age', thus literally meaning roughly 'age of man'; [ 2] this word led to Old Frisian warld, Old Saxon werold, Old Dutch werolt, Old High German weralt, and Old Norse verǫld. [ 3]

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   Is there a world?

   • This might be even understood in the sense that, strictly speaking, there are no worlds at all. [ 57] Another approach understands worlds in a schematic sense: as context-dependent expressions that stand for the current domain of discourse.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › worldWORLD | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   WORLD definition: 1. the Earth and all the people, places, and things on it: 2. the people and things that are…. Learn more.

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   Definition of world noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   world meaning, definition, what is world: the society that we live in, the way peo...: Learn more.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › world_nworld, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   What does the noun world mean? There are 33 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun world , five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. open.lib.umn.edu › worldgeography › chapter1.1 Geography Basics – World Regional Geography

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   A region is the basic unit of study in geography. Three main types of boundaries define a region: formal, functional, and vernacular. World regional geography is the study of a particular group of world regions or realms as each compares with the rest of the world.

9. www.britannica.com › science › world-mapWorld map | Definition, History, Challenges, & Facts | Britannica

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   4 days ago · A world map is a graphical representation that depicts Earth’s exterior on a flat surface. World maps can be used to show political features, such as borders between states, as well as physical features.