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maailmajagu

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From maailm (world) +‎ jagu (share, part).

Noun

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maailmajagu (genitive maailmajao, partitive maailmajagu)

  1. a unit of land, that consists of a continent and the islands surrounding it, or a part of it.

Usage notes

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There are 6 "maailmajagu" - Europe (Euroopa), Asia (Aasia), America (Ameerika), Africa (Aafrika), Antarctica (Antarktika), and Australia (Austraalia ja Okeaania). The definition of maailmajagu differs from that of a manner, which doesn't include any islands and groups America and Eurasia differently.

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