No. 5,608 in Swedish
globen
"The globe" or "the sphere."
In a sentence
Jag såg en konsert i Globen förra helgen.
I saw a concert in the Globe arena last weekend.
Here, 'Globen' refers to a specific location, namely the iconic arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Jorden är en rund glob som vi kallar 'globen'.
Earth is a round globe that we call 'the globe'.
In this sentence, 'globen' represents the Earth as a global spherical object.
När jag köpte jordgloben, planerade jag att använda den för geografistudier.
When I bought the globe, I planned to use it for geography studies.
Here, 'jordgloben' includes 'globen', referring to a spherical geographical map often used educationally.
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