mappemonde

noun

mappe·​monde

(ˈ)mapˈmōnd

plural -s

: a medieval map of the world

Word History

Etymology

Middle English mappemounde map of the world, from Middle French mappemonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundi, from mappa map + Latin mundi, genitive of mundus world

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