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world In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...

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:

Places

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

(planet), the world we live in * World Island, Afro-Eurasia *

The World (archipelago) The World Islands (Arabic: جزر العالم; ''Juzur al-Ālam'') are an archipelago of small artificial islands constructed in the shape of a world map, located in the waters of the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ...

, near Dubai, United Arab Emirates *

Universe The universe is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological description of the development of the universe. Acc ...

Astronomical object An astronomical object, celestial object, stellar object or heavenly body is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe. In astronomy, the terms ''object'' and ''body'' are often us ...

Planet A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a you ...

Natural satellite A natural satellite is, in the most common usage, an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body (or sometimes another natural satellite). Natural satellites are often colloquially referred to as ''moons'' ...

Dwarf planet A dwarf planet is a small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit of the Sun, smaller than any of the eight classical planets but still a world in its own right. The prototypical dwarf planet is Pluto. The interest of dwarf planets to p ...

Businesses and companies

* The world (concert hall), Moscow, Russia *

The World (Internet service provider) The World is an Internet service provider originally headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was the first commercial ISP in the world that provided a direct connection to the internet, with its first customer logging on in November 1989. ...

The World (nightclub) The World was a large nightclub in New York City, which operated from the early 1980's until 1991 at 254 East 2nd Street, in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood. The venue, which included a secondary establishment called "The It Club," was hou ...

, a defunct club in New York City *

The World (WWE) The World (originally opened as WWF New York) was a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) themed restaurant, nightclub and retail store in Times Square in New York City, leased in the Paramount Theatre building. The venue was best known for featur ...

, a defunct New York City restaurant *

World Publishing Company The World Publishing Company was an American publishing company. The company published genre fiction, trade paperbacks, children's literature, nonfiction books, textbooks, Bibles, and dictionaries,WP:RSECT: The world (newspaper) links here --> * ''The World'' (Coos Bay), a Coos Bay, Oregon newspaper * ''

Tulsa World The ''Tulsa World'' is the daily newspaper for the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and primary newspaper for the northeastern and eastern portions of Oklahoma. Tulsa World Media Company is part of Lee Enterprises. The new owners announced in January 202 ...

'', 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 ''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ...

'', a French newspaper * ''

Die Welt ''Die Welt'' ("The World") is a German national daily newspaper, published as a broadsheet by Axel Springer SE. ''Die Welt'' is the flagship newspaper of the Axel Springer publishing group. Its leading competitors are the ''Frankfurter Allg ...

'', a German newspaper * ''

Il Globo ''Il Globo'' is an Italian language newspaper, published biweekly on Monday and Thursday in Melbourne, Australia. The newspaper's Sydney counterpart is ''La Fiamma''. History It was established in Melbourne by Tarcisio Valmorbida and Ubaldo Laro ...

'', an Italian newspaper in Australia * ''

National Geographic World ''National Geographic Kids'' (often nicknamed to ''Nat Geo Kids'') is a children's magazine published by the National Geographic Society. Its first issue was printed in September 1975 under the original title ''National Geographic World'' (whic ...

'', a former name of the magazine ''National Geographic Kids'' * ''

New York World The ''New York World'' was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers. It was a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under publi ...

'', a former New York City newspaper (1860–1931) * ''

The Evening World ''The Evening World'' was a newspaper that was published in New York City from 1887 to 1931. It was owned by Joseph Pulitzer, and served as an evening edition of the ''New York World.'' History The first issue was on October 10, 1887. It was publ ...

'', a former New York City newspaper (1887–1931) * ''

The World Weekly ''The World Weekly'' was an international online magazine created in November 2012. The founding editor was James Geary and the founding managing director Rory O'Grady. The magazine stopped publishing in June 2018. Origins Founded in November 2 ...

'', 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) In video games, a level (also referred to as a map, stage, or round in some older games) is any space available to the player during the course of completion of an objective. Video game levels generally have progressively-increasing difficulty t ...

Literature

* ''The World'' (book), a philosophy book by René Descartes * "The World", a fictional lab by

Weapon Plus Weapon Plus is a fictional clandestine program appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It was created by Grant Morrison during their run in ''New X-Men (2001 series), New X-Men''. The program's purpose is the creation of sup ...

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 WORLD Channel, also branded as WORLD, is an American digital multicast public television network owned and operated by the WGBH Educational Foundation. It is distributed by American Public Television and the National Educational Telecommunicatio ...

, 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

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) "World (The Price of Love)" is a single by English band New Order, taken from their sixth studio album, '' Republic'' (1993). Simply listed as "World" on the album, the subtitle "The Price of Love" was added for the single release, as it is repe ...

", by New Order, 1993 * "World", by Richie Sambora from ''

Aftermath of the Lowdown ''Aftermath of the Lowdown'' is the third solo studio album by Richie Sambora which was released in Japan on September 12, 2012, in the United Kingdom on September 17, and in the United States on September 18, 2012 as digital download and on Sept ...

'', 2012 * "The World" (Angel song), 2013 * "The World" (Brad Paisley song), 2006 * "The World", by

Hardwell Robbert van de Corput (; born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by ''DJ Mag'' in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 i ...

, 2011 * "The World", by Nightmare from ''

The World Ruler ''the WORLD Ruler'' is Nightmare's fourth full-length studio album. Nightmare's experimentation with the styles of electronica, ambience, and usage of live brass began in this album. Three different versions of this album were released: a CD-o ...

'', 2007 * "_World", by

Seventeen Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...

from ''Sector 17'', 2022

Other

* ''World'', a computer software suite developed by

JD Edwards J.D. Edwards World Solution Company or JD Edwards, abbreviated JDE, was an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company, whose namesake ERP system is still sold under ownership by Oracle Corporation. JDE's products included World for IB ...

, a company now owned by Oracle Corporation * MS ''The World'', a cruise ship * 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 disclosure (german: Erschlossenheit, literally "development, comprehension") refers to how things become intelligible and meaningfully relevant to human beings, by virtue of being part of an ontological ''world'' – i.e., a pre-interpreted an ...

World view A worldview or world-view or ''Weltanschauung'' is the fundamental cognitive orientation of an individual or society encompassing the whole of the individual's or society's knowledge, culture, and point of view. A worldview can include natural p ...

, the framework of ideas and beliefs through which an individual interprets the world *

World B. Free World B. Free (born Lloyd Bernard Free; December 9, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 to 1988. Free was known as the "Prince of Mid-Air", "Brownsville Bom ...

(born Lloyd B. Free), an American basketball player