# overworld

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #75,260

## Definitions
1. The celestial world.
2. The community of law-abiding citizens.
3. An overarching map or region connecting various disparate towns, dungeons, or stages, usually represented on it by icons.
4. The portion of a game that is set above ground, as opposed to underground caves etc.
5. The entirety of the world where the player can walk around, as opposed to separate game sections for battles, puzzles, etc.

## Etymology
From over- + world. Compare underworld.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overworld