De wereld
Example: De wereld is vol mooie plekken om te bezoeken.
Definition
"De wereld" refers to the Earth and everything on it, including all countries, peoples, and natural phenomena. It encompasses the planet as a whole, often used to describe the global environment or the entirety of human experience and places, as in 'De wereld is vol mooie plekken om te bezoeken.'
Etymology
The phrase "de wereld" originates from Dutch, where "de" means 'the' and "wereld" means 'world.' "Wereld" comes from Old Dutch "weralt," related to the German "Welt" and English "world," all tracing back to Proto-Germanic roots meaning 'age' or 'life.' Did you know that the word has evolved to capture the idea of the entire inhabited Earth?
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"De wereld" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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