/ gləʊb; NAmE gloʊb/ noun
1.
[ C ] an object shaped like a ball with a map of the world on its surface, usually on a stand so that it can be turned
2.
the globe [ sing. ] the world (used especially to emphasize its size) :
tourists from every corner of the globe
3.
[ C ] a thing shaped like a ball
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense spherical object ): from Old French , or from Latin globus .