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world

adjective

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
Synonyms: global, planetary, worldwide Similar: international

noun

all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women"
Synonyms: humanity, humankind, humans, human beings, human race, man, mankind
everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
Synonyms: cosmos, creation, existence, macrocosm, universe
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
Synonyms: reality
people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"
Synonyms: domain
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
Synonyms: Earth, globe
the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
Synonyms: earth, earthly concern, worldly concern
a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"
people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
Synonyms: populace, public