world-wide vs world

world vs world-wide

world-wide is not a noun while world is a noun.

world-wide and world both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
world-wide	No	Yes	No	No
world	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, world-wide and world are synonyms defined as:

world-wide and world: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

Other synonyms of world-wide include global, planetary, worldwide.

world-wide (noun)	world (noun)
	all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
	all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
	the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
	people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest
	people in general considered as a whole
	the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
	everything that exists anywhere
	a part of the earth that can be considered separately

world-wide (adjective)	world (adjective)
of worldwide scope or applicability	involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope
spanning or extending throughout the entire world
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

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