the world
noun
1
: the earth and all the people and things on it
He is famous throughout the world.
They sailed around the world.
The product is shipped halfway around/across the world.
The island was cut off from the rest of the world.
They want to see/travel the world.
2
: the people in the world
She felt that the world was against her.
They announced their discovery to the world.
The world watched as he attempted to break the Olympic record.
She felt the eyes of the world watching her.
3
: all that is important : everything
I would give my children the world if I could.
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Gorgeous beaches and some of the world’s best scuba diving and snorkeling sites await in Okinawa.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Kollontai, who was the first female cabinet minister in the world, oversaw the most radical reforms.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.
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—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025
Kollontai, who was the first female cabinet minister in the world, oversaw the most radical reforms.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
The Half Moon Bay weigh-off began in 1974, when the California town barely edged out Circleville, Ohio, in an amiable contest for the fictitious title of pumpkin capital of the world.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Colombia is the world’s largest exporter of cocaine, and the cultivation of the critical ingredient of coca leaves reached an all-time high last year, according to the United Nations.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
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“The world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20world. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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