World

  • 11world — /werrld/, n. 1. the earth or globe, considered as a planet. 2. (often cap.) a particular division of the earth: the Western world. 3. the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient world. 4 …

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  • 12world — noun 1 the earth/its people ADJECTIVE ▪ known ▪ a medieval map of the known world ▪ entire, whole VERB + WORLD ▪ create …

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  • 13world — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)ld[/t]] ♦ worlds 1) N SING: the N The world is the planet that we live on. It s a beautiful part of the world... More than anything, I d like to drive around the world... The satellite enables us to calculate their precise location… …

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  • 14world — 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

  • 15World — <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… …

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  • 16world */*/*/ — 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]… …

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  • 17world — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; the earth as known or in some particular respect. 2 a the universe or all that exists; everything. b everything that exists outside oneself (dead… …

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  • 18World — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Sport 1.1 Baseball 1.2 Lutte …

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  • 19world — /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… …

  • 20World — 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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