In various contexts, the term "world" takes a more restricted meaning associated, for example, with the Earth and all life on it, with humanity as a whole, or with an international or intercontinental scope.

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If you are/live in a world of your own or are/live in your own (little) world, you spend so much time thinking about something that you do not notice what is happening around you.

You can use world to describe someone or something that is one of the most important or significant of its kind on earth. China has once again emerged as a world power.