- All of the people, societies, and institutions on the earth
- people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"
- The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
- Denoting one of the most important or influential people or things of its class
- global: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
- universe: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"