World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmonde
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɔ̃d
"Le monde fait face à de nombreux défis."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
"The world is facing many challenges, including climate change." - 2
A particular region or group of countries.
"She traveled to different parts of the world during her studies."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'woruld', a compound of 'wer' (man) and 'ald' (age), originally meaning 'age of man' or 'the-human-era'. Over time, the semantic scope shifted from a temporal concept denoting a generation to a spatial concept representing the earth and all human habitation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "World" is said worldwide
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monde
Transliteration: mɔ̃d
"Le monde fait face à de nombreux défis."
Welt
Transliteration: vɛlt
"Die Welt steht vor vielen Herausforderungen."
mondo
Transliteration: ˈmondo
"Il mondo sta affrontando molte sfide."
mundo
Transliteration: mun̪do
"El mundo enfrenta muchos desafíos."
mundo
Transliteration: ˈmũdu
"O mundo enfrenta muitos desafios."
दुनिया
Transliteration: duniyā
"दुनिया कई चुनौतियों का सामना कर रही है।"
世界
Transliteration: shìjiè
"世界面临许多挑战。"
세계
Transliteration: segye
"세계는 많은 도전에 직면해 있습니다."
世界
Transliteration: sekai
"世界は多くの課題に直面しています。"
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