Meanings
proper noun
- A group of five financial organizations whose purpose is economic development and the elimination of poverty.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
Similar
International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD
Broader
United Nations agencyUN agency
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 世界銀行 /世界银行
- 世界銀行 /世界银行 (Shìjiè Yínháng)group of five financial organizations
Danish Verdensbanken
- Verdensbankengroup of five financial organizations
Dutch Wereldbank
- Wereldbankgroup of five financial organizations
Finnish Maailmanpankki
- Maailmanpankkigroup of five financial organizations
French Banque mondiale
- Banque mondialegroup of five financial organizations
German Weltbank
- Weltbankgroup of five financial organizations
Japanese 世界銀行
- 世界銀行 (Sekai Ginkō)group of five financial organizations
Korean 세계은행
- 세계은행 (segyeeunhaeng)group of five financial organizations
Norwegian Bokmål Verdensbanken
- Verdensbankengroup of five financial organizations
Romanian Banca Mondială
- Banca Mondialăgroup of five financial organizations
Russian Всемирный банк
- Всемирный банкgroup of five financial organizations
Spanish Banco Mundial
- Banco Mundialgroup of five financial organizations
Swahili Benki ya Dunia
- Benki ya Duniagroup of five financial organizations
Tagalog Bangkong Pandaigdig
- Bangkong Pandaigdiggroup of five financial organizations
Vietnamese Ngân hàng Thế giới
- Ngân hàng Thế giớigroup of five financial organizations
Cite this entry
APA
World Bank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Bank
MLA
“World Bank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Bank. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “World Bank,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Bank.
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