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Examples:the best of all possible worlds—sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds—get the best of both worlds—Bretton woods conference in 1944 of allied powers, regulating world exchange rates and setting up IMF and world bank—three worlds, i.e. Western capitalism, Soviet communism and the non-aligned countries—(Buddhism) "The Floating World", the world of the living—so close, yet worlds apart [idiom.]—different trades, worlds apart (idiom); sb. outside the profession, it is a closed book—Rebiya Kadeer or Rabiye Qadir (1947-), Uighur businesswoman and activist, imprisoned 1999-2005, then President of the World Uighur Congress—Yeosu city in South Jeolla province, Korea, the site of World Expo 2012—Jeju island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site—experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise—Antonin Dvořák (1841-1904), Bohemian composer, author of nine symphonies including the New World symphony—impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)—Bernard Montgomery (Montie) (1887-1976), Second World War British field marshal—Sudirman cup (world badminton team competition)—Timbuctoo (town and historical cultural center in Mali, a World Heritage site)—enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal—Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces—lit. dreams and visions in a bubble (idiom); fig. the illusory nature of the world in Buddhism—Moenjo-daro, capital of Indus valley civilization c. 2000 BC, Sind province, Pakistan, UNESCO World Heritage Site—changing (face, scene, situation, world of etc)—fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not—the objective world (as opposed empirical observation)—Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), heir the Hapsburg throne, whose assassination in Sarajevo led to World War I—World food program (United Nations aid agency)—Deep Blue, chess-playing computer, first defeat reigning world champion, developed by IBM (1985-1997)—the notion in society that it's better get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty—Dutch studies (study of Europe and the world in premodern Japan)—fig. female beauty exceeding even that of the natural world—Jeju Island special autonomous province (Cheju Island), South Korea, a World Heritage site—(Claire) Chennault, commander of Flying Tigers during World War II—Charles De Gaulle (1890-1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and President of the Republic 1959-1969—Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category—Uluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site—Narnia, children's fantasy world in stories by C.S. Lewis—regard the four corners of the world all as home [idiom.]—spring sunshine emerges bring the world alive [idiom.]—Knowledge comes from books and from experience of the world. [idiom.]— |