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When people say "the '''world'''" they usually mean [[Earth]]. [[Human|Humans]] and all other known living things live in this world. Sometimes "world" means another [[planet]].
When people say "the '''world'''" they usually mean [[Earth]], especially in a cultural and geopolitical sense. [[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.
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]].
Sometimes they mean a small part of Earth such as [[Western world]], [[Islamic world]], [[third world]], [[new world]], or [[ancient world]].
== World Media ==
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File:Hubble ultra deep field.jpg|Image of the physical world, captured by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]]
File:The Blue Marble (remastered).jpg|In other contexts, the term ''world'' can also refer to the [[Earth]], as seen in this 1972 photograph by the [[Apollo 17]] crew.
File:yggdrasil.jpg|[[Yggdrasil]], a modern attempt to reconstruct the Norse [[world tree]] which connects the [[heaven]]s, the world, and the [[underworld]].
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== Related pages ==
== Related pages ==
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* [[Universe]]
* [[Universe]]
== References ==
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