World

Proper noun

1. The specific world, or any of several specific constituent worlds, that humans live in, among any other (real or possible) worlds:

   1. Earth: the Earth (our earth).

   2. The Universe: our universe.

   3. Existence.

   4. Any of the (conceptually figurative) worlds that constitute (or have formerly been asserted to constitute) the world, as for example:

      The Third World (the third world).

   5. Any of the (conceptually figurative) worlds that constitute (or have formerly been asserted to constitute) the world, as for example:

      The First World (the first world).

   6. Any of the (conceptually figurative) worlds that constitute (or have formerly been asserted to constitute) the world, as for example:

      The Second World (the second world).

   7. Any of the (conceptually figurative) worlds that constitute (or have formerly been asserted to constitute) the world, as for example:

      The Fourth World (the fourth world).

   8. Any of the (conceptually figurative) worlds that constitute (or have formerly been asserted to constitute) the world, as for example:

      The Industrialized World (the industrialized world).

   9. Any of the (conceptually figurative) worlds that constitute (or have formerly been asserted to constitute) the world, as for example:

      The Developed World (the developed world).

   10. Any of the (conceptually figurative) worlds that constitute (or have formerly been asserted to constitute) the world, as for example:

       The Developing World (the developing world).