World (disambiguation)

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World may refer to:

1 Geography/culture
2 Religion/philosophy
3 The arts
4 History/development
5 Media
6 Various
- 6.1 Figurative uses of world

[edit] Geography/culture

The world; that is, the planet Earth
Any planet deemed comparable to Earth
World (adjective), for world-wide sociological phenomena
The universe
Eastern world
Northern world
Southern world
Western world
American world
Arctic world
Eurasian world
African world
Asian world
Central American world
European world
Latin American world
North American world
Pacific World
South American world
Arab world
Sub-Saharan world
Chinese world
Indian world
Russian world
The World (archipelago), a group of artificial islands near Dubai

[edit] Religion/philosophy

The world (philosophy), a key philosophical concept
The world (theology), a key theological concept
Buddhist World
Christian World
Hindu World
Jewish World
Muslim World
The Fourth World is the current world in the mythology of the Hopi and the Maya
The Fifth World, in Native American mythology, is the coming world that will exist after the current world

[edit] The arts

Constructed world
Fantasy world
Fictional world
Imaginary world
Parallel universe (fiction)
A "world" can also refer to a collections of levels in a video game, in which the levels share similar characteristics (i.e. fire, ice, jungle).
World (band), an indie rock outfit from Portland, Oregon
"World" (song), the name of several songs
The World (Brad Paisley song), a song by Brad Paisley
The World (film), the English title of the 2004 Chinese film Shijie, directed by Jia Zhangke
The World (Descartes)
In C.S. Lewis's interpretation, as used in his Narnia children's novels and elsewhere, "Worlds" are places separated not by distance but by more fundamental barriers. It is impossible to travel from one world to another, even if you travel forever. Heaven, Earth and Hell are different worlds. This usage conveys the same kind of meaning as spiritual plane or dimension.
The World, Dio Brando's stand in the Japanese manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and a famous internet meme.
The World is a boss in House of the Dead 4
The World (.hack) (a fictional online role-playing game)
The World (WWE), a WWE-themed restaurant/retail store complex in Times Square in New York City, now occupied by the Hard Rock Cafe

[edit] History/development

Old World
New World
First World
Second World
Third World
Developed World
Underdeveloped World
The North, in reference to the North-South divide
The South, in reference to the North-South divide
Indigenous World
Non-indigenous World
Fourth World

[edit] Media

The World, a daily international news programme on BBC World. Also shown on BBC Four in the United Kingdom
The World (radio program), a radio program produced by the BBC and Public Radio International
The New York World, a defunct paper in the United States, often called "The World" for short
The Vancouver Daily World, a defunct paper in Canada, often called "The World" for short
The World (newspaper), a proposed British compact newspaper
The World (Coos Bay), newspaper of Coos Bay, Oregon, United States
The World (Vermont newspaper), newspaper in Barre, Vermont
The World (South African newspaper)
World (magazine), a conservative Reformed evangelical Protestantism newsmagazine
Le Monde (French for "The World") is a French daily evening newspaper
El Mundo (Spanish for "The World") is a Spanish daily newspaper (There are also separate newspapers of the same name in Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Bolivia.)
Die Welt (German for "The World") is a German daily newspaper
National Geographic World, a magazine now published under the name National Geographic Kids
Worldwide is the title of one of Audio Adrenaline's album.

[edit] Various

The World, a cruise-ship type vessel, but with residential apartments that are owned, not rented
The World (internet service provider), an internet service provider headquartered in Massachusetts
World (language), an esoteric programming language
The World (Tarot card), a Major Arcana card in Tarot

[edit] Figurative uses of world

"living in two different worlds" (two people with very little in common)
The "end of the world"
- (the end of everything with which I am familiar)
- (destruction of the world or of world civilization)

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