World

  • 11world — 1 noun 1 OUR PLANET/EVERYONE ON IT the world the planet we live on, and all the people, cities, and countries on it; the Earth: the world s tallest building | Tuberculosis is still common in some parts of the world. | At that time China was the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12World — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::World <p></p> Background: <p></p> Globally, the 20th century was marked by: (a) two devastating world wars; (b) the Great Depression of the 1930s; (c) the end of vast… …

    The World Factbook

  • 13world */*/*/ — UK [wɜː(r)ld] / US [wɜrld] noun Word forms world : singular world plural worlds 1) a) the world the planet that we live on We observe changes in the world s climate. b) [countable] any other planet creatures from alien worlds 2) [singular]… …

    English dictionary

  • 14World — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Sport 1.1 Baseball 1.2 Lutte …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 15world — /wɜld / (say werld) noun 1. the earth or globe. 2. a particular division of the earth: the New World. 3. the earth, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient world. 4. a particular section of the world s… …

  • 16World — The world is a proper noun for the planet Earth envisioned from an anthropocentric or human worldview, as a place inhabited by human beings and other terrestrial lifes. It is often used to signify the sum of human experience and history, or the… …

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  • 17world — n. earth 1) around, round the world (to travel around the world) 2) (misc.) to see the world ( to travel to many parts of the earth ) area, part of the earth 3) the free; known; Third world (in the Third world) domain, realm, sphere 4) the… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 18world*/*/*/ — [wɜːld] noun I 1) [singular] people and society in all countries We want to create a safer world for our children.[/ex] They control about a quarter of the world s oil supply.[/ex] The terrorists pose a threat to the whole world.[/ex] The same… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 19world — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to Old High German weralt age, world); akin to Old English wer man, eald old more at virile, old Date: before 12th century 1. a. the earthly state… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 20world — [[t]wɜrld[/t]] n. 1) the earth or globe, considered as a planet 2) (often cap.) a particular division of the earth: the Western world[/ex] 3) the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient… …

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