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| admiral |
any of a family of brightly colored, medium to large-sized butterflies, found worldwide. [1/2 definitions] |
| cheat |
an annual brome grass, originally native to Europe but now a weed in wheat-growing regions worldwide; chess. [1/11 definitions] |
| codling moth |
a small moth, found nearly worldwide, whose larvae feed on apples, pears, and the like. |
| Disneyland |
a theme park in Anaheim, California, the only one of the eleven worldwide Disney theme parks to be personally developed by Walt Disney. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun crosses the earth's equator so that day and night are of equal duration worldwide, occurring in March and September. |
| global |
having to do with the whole earth; worldwide; universal. [1/3 definitions] |
| globalism |
the policy or attitude of putting global or worldwide concerns before national ones. |
| globular |
worldwide or global. [1/3 definitions] |
| Habitat for Humanity |
a non-profit worldwide housing organization founded in 1976 that recruits volunteers to build houses purchased through interest-free loans by the needy. |
| Mickey Mouse2 |
an animated animal character created in the 1920s and known worldwide. |
| OXFAM |
a British charity, originally named Oxford Famine Relief, engaged in relieving poverty and suffering worldwide and commonly associated with its thrift shops that sell donated goods. |
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