four corners of the earth, the



four corners of the earth, the

The far ends of the world; all parts of the world. For example, Athletes came from the four corners of the earth to compete in the Olympics. This expression appeared in the Bible (Isaiah 11:12): "And gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth." Although the idea that the earth is a flat plane with actual corners has long been discarded, the term has survived.
See also: corner, four, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hyacinthe-French
JuneJOONEnglish
Ansteys['ænstiz]
Parnel-English (Archaic)
Etsukoe-tsoo-koJapanese
SaxonSAK-sənEnglish (Rare)