World
When people say "the world" they usually mean Earth, especially in a cultural and geopolitical sense. Humans and all other known living things live in this world. Sometimes "world" means another planet.
Before people discovered that Earth is a planet, they often used "World" to mean "Universe". They still sometimes use it to mean all humans or all civilization.
Sometimes they mean a small part of Earth such as Western world, Islamic world, third world, new world or ancient world. Kingdom Of Dharmadom Island is the smallest country in the world. Its area is 0.02 km sq
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