all of the living human inhabitants of the earth.

all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you.

people in general.

especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest.

a part of the earth that can be considered separately.

  all the world loves a lover  

  she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women  

  his world was shattered  

  we live in different worlds  

  for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were  

  the Western world  

  the outdoor world  

  the world of insects