the earth, its countries and the people in it
planet, globe
Cases of word usage
1) come into the world by birth (born)
2) of or from all, or many different parts of, the world (cosmopolitan)
3) an origin; a statement of how a world was formed and how it has changed (derivation)
4) of, from, in, the east part of a country, continent, the world etc (eastern)
5) of or representing (the uniting of) the whole Christian world (ecumenical)
6) (the study of) the branch of knowledge dealing with the past events of a country, a continent or the world (history)
7) the world or universe; any large and complex thing or system (macrocosm)
8) (of birds and fish) to go to another part of the world regularly each year; (of people) to move regularly from one place to another (to live there) (migrate)
9) of, from, in, the north part of the country, continent, the world etc (northern)
10) (not now used) (of) a person who is not a believer in any of the chief religions of the world (pagan)