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When people say "the '''world'''" they usually mean [[Planet Earth]]. [[Human|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]]. For example, they may say "end of the world" to mean the end of history or humanity.
Sometimes they mean a small part of Earth such as [[Western world]], [[Islamic world]], [[third world]], [[new world]], or [[ancient world]].
== Related pages ==
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