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Mina turned the classroom globe to find the Pacific Ocean.
What does Globe mean?
A globe is a round model, a ball-shaped object, or Earth and the world as a whole.
Dictionary definition
A spherical model of Earth, another world, or the sky; the planet Earth or the whole world; or any round, ball-like object. In Australian English, light globe can also mean an electric light bulb.
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Globe in a sentence
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People around the globe watched the spacecraft launch.
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The museum displays a globe of Mars beside its globe of Earth.
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A glass globe covered the lamp.
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Unlike a flat map, a globe keeps Earth’s surface on a rounded model.
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In Australia, someone may call a light bulb a light globe.
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Practice 1
Which sentence uses globe to mean the whole world?
Around the globe means throughout Earth or worldwide.
Practice 2
Why is a classroom globe different from a flat map?
A geographic globe is a three-dimensional scale model rather than a flat representation.
Practice 3
What does globe mean in “A frosted globe covered the light”?
Here globe names the ball-shaped cover around the light.
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MeaningGlobe means A globe is a round model, a ball-shaped object, or Earth and the world as a whole.
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Does Globe have an opposite?
Globe has no general direct opposite. A flat map is another kind of representation, not an opposite of a globe.
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Word family
Globe word family
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globe
noun
globes
More than one globe, round model, or ball-shaped object.
adjective
global
Relating to the whole world or extending worldwide.
adverb
globally
Across or in relation to the whole world.
verb
globalize
To make an activity, system, or influence operate around the world.
noun
globalization
The process by which activities and systems become connected worldwide.
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Hint for students
Look for a round model, Earth or the world as a whole, or another ball-shaped object.
Common mix-up
A globe and a map both represent places, but they are not opposites. A globe is rounded, while a map may be flat or digital. In Australian English, light globe may mean light bulb.
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Have students compare a globe with two flat maps. They list one task each representation does well, then write sentences using globe for a model and for the whole world.
Teacher prompt
Compare “Spin the globe,” “The message spread around the globe,” and “A glass globe covered the lamp.” Ask which clues identify model, world, and rounded-object senses.
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