World (disambiguation)

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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:

Places

• Earth, the planet
• World Island, Afro-Eurasia
• The World (archipelago), near Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Universe
• Astronomical object
  • Planet
  • Natural satellite
  • Dwarf planet

Organizations

• The World (Internet service provider)
• The World (WWE), a former New York City restaurant
• The World (nightclub)
• World Publishing Company, a defunct American book publisher
• World Book Company, a defunct American test and assessment publisher
• World Book Encyclopedia

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
• 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)

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 (Descartes), a philosophy book by René Descartes
• "The World", a fictional lab by Weapon Plus in Marvel Comics

Media

• World (TV channel), a television channel formerly known as PBS World
• The World (film)
• The World (radio program), produced by Public Radio International, BBC World Service and WGBH
• The World (TV program), an Australian news program that has aired on ABC since 2010

Music

• World (band), a musical group
• The World (Bennie K album)
• The World (U.S. Bombs album)
• The World e.p.
• Worlds (album), by electronic musician Porter Robinson
• WRLD (musician), electronic musician associated with the label Monstercat

Other

• World, a computer software suite developed by JD Edwards, a company now owned by Oracle Corporation
• MS The World, a cruise ship
• The World (Tarot card)
• The World, the name of the Stand used by main antagonist DIO in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
• 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

See also

• Old World (disambiguation)
• New World (disambiguation)
• Another World (disambiguation)
• One World (disambiguation)
• Possible Worlds (disambiguation)
• Worlds Away (disambiguation)
• This World (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with world
• All pages with a title containing world