World — World, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS. weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt, worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver[ o]ld, Sw. verld, Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity; AS. wer a man +… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
world — /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 … Universalium
World — 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
World — 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… … Wikipedia
world — 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
world — See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN or IN A WORLD BY ONESELF, IN THE WORLD, LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE COLORED GLASSES, NOT FOR THE WORLD, ON TOP OF THE WORLD or… … Dictionary of American idioms
world — See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN A WORLD OF ONE S OWN or IN A WORLD BY ONESELF, IN THE WORLD, LOOK AT THE WORLD THROUGH ROSE COLORED GLASSES, NOT FOR THE WORLD, ON TOP OF THE WORLD or… … Dictionary of American idioms
World XV — The World Rugby XV is an international rugby union team composed of the best international players selected by a coach. The World XV games are not test matches and are mainly played for fun. Their most recent tour was in South Africa in June 2006 … Wikipedia
World XV — El equipo de rugby denominado World Rugby XV es un seleccionado de rugby compuesto de los mejores jugadores del mundo elegidos por un entrenador. Los encuentros en los que participa el World XV no son test matches y son utilizado para… … Wikipedia Español
world — 1. noun /wɝəɫd̥,wɜː(ɹ)ld,wɝld,warl(d),wʌrl(d)/lang=sco a) Human collective existence; existence in general. There will always be lovers, till the world’s end. b) The Universe. People are dying of starvation all over the world … Wiktionary
World of Oz — The World of Oz was a British psychedelic pop group who released a sole self titled LP in 1968, before fading into relative obscurity, although CD re issues of the album are now widely available. Their song The Muffin Man was a minor hit in the… … Wikipedia
