/ Dictionary / Index W World Health Organization: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: World' Health' Organiza"tion Pronunciation: [key] an agency of the United Nations, established in 1948, concerned with improving the health of the world's people and preventing or controlling communicable diseases on a worldwide basis through various technical projects and programs. Abbr.: WHO Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. world federalist worldline Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language