Meaning
globe
- a spherical model of the Earth
In a sentence
Sulla scrivania c'era un vecchio mappamondo illuminato.
On the desk stood an old illuminated globe.
Puoi indicarmi l'Australia sul mappamondo?
Can you point out Australia to me on the globe?
Non avevamo mai visto un mappamondo così dettagliato.
We had never seen such a detailed globe.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mappamondo | masculine · singular |
| mappamondi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Compound of 'mappa' and 'mondo', masculine regular with plural 'mappamondi'.
- Can also refer to a world map (planisfero), but today usually means the spherical globe.