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Definition of 'globe' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) globe
the planet Earth (usu. prec. by the).

2.  globe
a planet or other celestial body.

3.  globe
a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth or of the heavens.

4.  globe
a spherical body.

5.  globe
anything more or less spherical, as a glass lampshade.

6.  globe
a golden ball traditionally borne as an emblem of sovereignty; orb.

7. (v.t.) globe
to form into a globe.

8. (v.i.) globe
to take the form of a globe.

Etymology:  (1660–70)

Definition of 'globe' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Earth, earth, world, globe
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
"the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

2. (noun) ball, globe, orb
an object with a spherical shape
"a ball of fire"

3. (noun) globe
a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented


Definition of 'globe' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1.  globe
a ball-shaped map of the world
Can you find it on your globe?


Definition of 'globe' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) globe
a round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere

2. (noun) globe
anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp

3. (noun) globe
the earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article

4. (noun) globe
a round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also artificial globe

5. (noun) globe
a body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square

6. (verb) globe
to gather or form into a globe


Translation of 'globe' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (usually withthe) the Earth
I've travelled to all parts of the globe.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: aardbol Arabic flag Arabic: الكُرَه الأرْضِيَّه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: Земята
Brazilian flag Brazilian: globo Czech flag Czech: zeměkoule German flag German: die Erdkugel
Danish flag Danish: kloden; jorden Greek flag Greek: γη Spanish flag Spanish: globo
Estonian flag Estonian: maakera Farsi flag Farsi: کره زمین Finnish flag Finnish: maapallo
French flag French: globe, terre Hebrew flag Hebrew: כַּדוּר הָאָרֶץ Hindi flag Hindi: गोला
Croatian flag Croatian: Zemlja Hungarian flag Hungarian: a Föld Indonesian flag Indonesian: bumi
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hnöttur; jörðin Italian flag Italian: globo Japanese flag Japanese: 地球
Korean flag Korean: 지구 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: Žemės rutulys Latvian flag Latvian: zemeslode
Malay flag Malay: glob Dutch flag Dutch: wereldbol Norwegian flag Norwegian: jord(klode)
Polish flag Polish: kula ziemska Persian flag Persian: کره زمین Pashto flag Pashto: توپ: مځكه: سيمه، كره ګردى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: globo Romanian flag Romanian: glob, pământ Russian flag Russian: земной шар
Slovak flag Slovak: zemeguľa Slovenian flag Slovenian: Zemlja Serbian flag Serbian: zemaljska kugla
Swedish flag Swedish: jordklotet Thai flag Thai: โลก Turkish flag Turkish: dünya
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 地球 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: земна куля Urdu flag Urdu: زمین
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: quả đất Chinese flag Chinese: 地球

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