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globe

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globe  (glb)
n.
1. A body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball.
2.
a. The earth.
b. A planet.
3. A spherical or bowllike container, especially a glass cover for a light bulb.
4. A sphere emblematic of sovereignty; an orb.
intr. & tr.v. globed, glob·ing, globes
To assume the shape of or form into a sphere.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin globus.]

globe
Noun
1. a sphere on which a map of the world is drawn
2. the globe the earth
3. a spherical object, such as a glass lamp shade or fishbowl
4. S African an electric light bulb [Latin globus]

Globe a body of people or soldiers drawn up in a circle. See also ball, crew, orb.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.globeglobe - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
atmosphere, air - the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe
Van Allen belt - a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
hydrosphere - the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
sky - the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field
2.globe - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
crystal ball - a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers
camphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
time-ball - a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory
fireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
fireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
globule - a small globe or ball
sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)
spherule - a small sphere
pellet - a small sphere
bolus - a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
3.globe - a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented
celestial globe - a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens
simulation, model - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
sphere - any spherically shaped artifact

globe
Translations

globe [gləub] nglobo, esfera;
(model) → bola del mundo; globo terráqueo
globe [gləub] nglobe m
globe [gləub] nErdball m;
(model) → Globus m;
(shape) → Kugel f
globe [gləub] nglobo, sfera

globe
n globe [gləub]
1 (usually with the) the Earth I've travelled to all parts of the globe.aardbolالكُرَه الأرْضِيَّهЗемятаzeměkoulekloden; jordendie Erdkugelγηglobomaakeraکره زمینmaapalloglobe, terreכַּדוּר הָאָרֶץगोलाZemljaa Földbumihnöttur; jörðinglobo地球지구Žemės rutulyszemeslodeglobwereldboljord(klode)kula ziemskagloboglob, pământземной шарzemeguľaZemljazemaljska kuglajordklotetโลกdünya地球земна куляزمینquả đất
2 a ball with a map of the Earth on it. aardbolكُرَه عَلَيها خَريطَة الأرضглобусglóbusglobusder Globusυδρόγειοςglobo terráqueogloobusکره جغرافیاییkarttapalloglobe (terrestre)גְּלוֹבּוּסभूमण्डलglobusföldgömbbola duniahnattlíkanglobo地球儀지구의(儀)gaublysglobussglobglobeglobusglobusgloboglob (pă­­­mântesc)глобусglóbusglobusglobusjordglobแผนที่โลกyer küre modeli地球儀глобусزمین کا نقشہ کروی شکل میںquả địa cầu
3 an object shaped like a globe The chemicals were crushed in a large metal globe.bol, komكُرَهкълбоkoulekugledie Kugelσφαίρα, γυάλαglobo, esferakuppel, kaussهر چیز کروی شکلmaljasphèreכַּדוּרग्लोब के आकार की कोई चीजkuglagömbmangkuk bulathnattlaga hlutursfera球状のもの구체rutulyslodveida priekšmets; kupolsobjek berbentuk bundarbolvormig voorwerp, vatkule, kuppelkulaglobosferăшарguľakroglaglobusklot, kulaรูปทรงกลมküre, yuvarlak球狀物куляگیند کی شکل کی کوئی چیزvật hình cầu
adj ˈglobal
affecting the whole world War is now a global problem.wêreldمؤثِّر على الكُرةِ الأرْضِيَّهглобаленcelosvětovýglobal; verdensomspændendeglobalσφαιρικός, (καθ)ολικός, παγκόσμιοςglobal, universal, mundialülemaailmneجهانیmaailmanlaajuinenuniversalכְּלַל עוֹלָמִיविश्वव्यापकglobalanvilág-, globálisglobalheims-; almennurglobale, universale世界的な지구 전체의pasaulinis, globalinisglobāls; vispasaulessejagatuniverseelglobalglobalnyglobarglobal, univer­salглобальныйcelosvetovýsvetovenglobalanglobalโดยรวมglobal, dünya çapında全球的глобальний, світовийعالمیtoàn cầu
n global village
the world thought of as a small place, because modern communication allow fast and efficient contact even to its remote parts. dorpwêreld, wêreldgehuggieفِكْرَة أن الكرة الأرضِيَّه أصبحت قرية واحِدهсветът разглеждан като малък поради развитието на комуникациитеglobální vesniceverdenssamfundetdas Weltendorfπαγκόσμιο χωριόaldea globalmaailm kui väike külaدهکدۀ جهانیvillage planétaireהָעוֹלָם כִּכפָּר קָטָןविश्वव्यापी गांवglobalno selovilágfaludesa globalvillaggio globale地球村지구촌pasaulis mažasglobālais ciematskampung globalmondiaal dorpden globale landsbyen, verdenslandsbyenglobalna wioskaдеревня с Землю величинойglobálna dedinaglobalna vasglobalno seloglobal byโลกไร้พรมแดนevren köy地球村глобальне селоاتصال کے وسائل کے فروغ کی وجہ سے دنیا کا تصور ایک چھوٹے سے گاؤں کی شکل میںthế giới
adv ˈglobally
globaalعلى نِطاق الكُرة الأرضِيَّهглобалноglobálněglobalt; verdensomspændendeglobalσφαιρικάglobalmenteülemaailmseltبطور جهانیmaailmanlaajuisestiglobalementבְּאוֹפֶן כּוֹלֵלव्यापक रूप सेglobalnoglobálisansecara globalút um allan heim; alls staðarglobalmente世界的に세계적으로pasauliniu mastuglobālisecara globaluniverseelglobaltglobalnieglobalmenteglobalглобальноglobálneglobalnoglobalnoglobaltโดยกระจายไปทั่วโลกevrensel bir şekilde全球性地у світовому масштабіعالمی طور پرtoàn bộ
adj globular [ˈglobjulə]
shaped like a globe. bolvormigكُروي، مؤلَّف من كُرياتкълбовиденkulovitý, kulovýkugleformetkugelförmigσφαιρικόςglobularkerajasکرویpallon muotoinenglobulaireכַּדוּרִיगोलाकारkuglastgömb alakúbulathnattlagaglobulare; sferico球形の구형의rutulinislodveidīgs; lodveida-berbentuk bulatbolvormigkuleformet, rundkulistyglobular.globularшаровидныйguľový, guľovitýkroglastloptastklotformig, sfäriskซึ่งมีรูปทรงกลมเล็ก ๆküre şeklinde, küresel球狀的кулястий, сферичнийکروی شکل کاcó dạng hình cầu
n ˈglobe-trotter
a person who goes sight-seeing all over the world. wêreldreisigerسائِح عالَميненаситен туристsvětoběžníkglobetrotterder/die Weltenbummler(in)κοσμογυριστήςtrotamundosmaailmarändurجهانگردmaailmanmatkaajaglobe-trotterתָּיַיר עוֹלָמִיदुनिया की सैर करने वालाsvjetski putnikvilágjárópengeliling duniaheimshornaflakkarigiramondo世界旅行者세계 각국을 여행하는 사람keliauninkaspasaules apceļotājs; liels ceļotājspengembara yang mengelilingi duniawereldreizigeren som reiser mye, globetrotterglobtroter, obieżyświatviajanteglobtrotterзаядлый путешественникsvetobežníksvetovni popotniksvetski putnikglobetrotterผู้เดินทางรอบโลกบ่อยครั้งgezgin, dünyayı gezen kimse環球旅行者завзятий мандрівникجہاں گردngười đi du lịch khắp thế giới
n ˈglobe-trotting
سياحَة عالميَّهобикаляне по земното кълбо с цел тузиръмsvětoběžnictvídet at rejse verden rundtder Weltenbummelπεριήγηση ανά τον κόσμοviajar alrededor del mundoümbermaailmareisجهانmaailmanympärimatkailuvoyages à travers le mondeתָּיַירוּת עוֹלָמִיתदुनिया की सैरputovanje po svijetuvilágjáráskeliling duniaheimshornaflakkil viaggiare per il mondo世界旅行세계 관광 여행keliavimas per pasaulįpasaules apceļošanamengembara mengelilingi duniahet globetrottenreising til fjerne himmelstrøkglobtroterstwoviajarcălătorie în jurul lumiiпутешествие по всему светуpotulky po svetepotovanja po vsem svetuputovanje oko svetajordenruntresandeการเดินทางรอบโลกบ่อยครั้งdünya gezisi環球旅行активне мандруванняجہاں گردیsự đi du lịch khắp thế giới

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To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery: we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required.
It may readily be conjectured whether these tendencies were developed during a youth of adventure, spent in every nook and corner of the Globe.
The ball represented the terrestrial globe and the stick in his other hand a scepter.
 
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