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The world is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth.

World, worlds or the world may also refer to:

Astronomy

• Universe, all of space and time and their contents
• Earth (planet), the world we live on
• Planetary-mass object, size-based definition of celestial objects
  • Planet
  • Natural satellite
  • Dwarf planet

Places

• World Island, Afro-Eurasia
• The World (archipelago), near Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Businesses and companies

• The world (concert hall), Moscow, Russia
• The World (Internet service provider)
• The World (nightclub), a defunct club in New York City
• The World (WWE), a defunct New York City restaurant
• World Publishing Company, a defunct American book publisher

Periodicals

• The World (Coos Bay), a Coos Bay, Oregon newspaper
• Tulsa World, a Tulsa, Oklahoma newspaper
• The World (South African newspaper), a former Johannesburg newspaper
• The World (1753 newspaper), a former London newspaper
• The World (journal), a British weekly paper published from 1874 to 1920
• The World (Hobart), a former newspaper published in Hobart, Tasmania
• World (magazine), an evangelical news magazine
• The World, a 2004 proposed newspaper by Stephen Glover
• El Mundo (Spain), a Spanish newspaper
• Le Monde, a French newspaper
• Die Welt, a German newspaper
• Il Globo, an Italian newspaper in Australia
• National Geographic World, a former name of the magazine National Geographic Kids
• New York World, a former New York City newspaper (1860–1931)
• The Evening World, a former New York City newspaper (1887–1931)
• The World Weekly, an international online newspaper created in 2012

Gaming

• The World (.hack), a fictional game in the franchise .hack
• Need for Speed: World, a 2010 racing game
• Level (video gaming)

Literature

• The World (book), a philosophy book by René Descartes
• "The World", a fictional lab by Weapon Plus in Marvel Comics
• The World, the name of the Stand used by main antagonist DIO in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, named after the Tarot card
• The World: A Brief Introduction, a 2020 book by Richard N. Haass
• Worlds (book), a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories by Eric Flint

Film, television and radio

• World Channel, formerly PBS World, an American television channel
• The World (film), a 2004 Chinese film
• The World (radio program), an American public radio news magazine
• The World (TV program), an Australian news program
• "The World" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a television episode

Music

Bands

• This World, an American rock band

Albums

• World (album), by D:Ream, 1995
• The World (Bennie K album), 2007
• The World (U.S. Bombs album), 1999
• The World (EP), by 9mm Parabellum Bullet, 2007
• Worlds (Joe Lovano album), 1989
• Worlds (Porter Robinson album), 2014

Songs

• "World" (Bee Gees song), 1967
• "World" (Five for Fighting song), 2006
• "World" (James Brown song), 1969
• "World" (Lindita song), 2017
• " World (The Price of Love)", by New Order, 1993
• "World", by Richie Sambora from Aftermath of the Lowdown, 2012
• "The World" (Angel song), 2013
• "The World" (Brad Paisley song), 2006
• "The World", by Hardwell, 2011
• "The World", by Nightmare from The World Ruler, 2007
• "_World", by Seventeen from Sector 17, 2022

Other

• World, a computer software suite developed by JD Edwards, a company now owned by Oracle Corporation
• MS The World, a cruise ship
• Miss World, a beauty contest
• The World (Tarot card), a Major Arcana in the tarot deck
• Ontological world, by which human beings are able to make sense of things in general, see world disclosure
• World view, the framework of ideas and beliefs through which an individual interprets the world
• World B. Free (born Lloyd B. Free), an American basketball player
• Jerry Rice, nicknamed “World,” an American football player
• The World (tarot card), the 21st trump or Major Arcana card in the tarot deck.

See also

• Another World (disambiguation)
• New World (disambiguation)
• Old World (disambiguation)
• One World (disambiguation)
• Possible Worlds (disambiguation)
• This World (disambiguation)
• Worlds Away (disambiguation)
• Wrld (disambiguation)
• Wurld (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with World
• All pages with titles containing World

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