Homework Help: English

Posted by rfvv on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 4:14pm.

Orbis International is an international non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to saving sight worldwide. Orbis programs focus on the prevention of blindness and the treatment of blinding eye diseases in developing countries.

(What does "Orbis" stand for? What is the meaning of "Orbis'? Thank you.)

English - Writeacher, Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 4:30pm
Orbison is simply the name of this company. Someone probably chose this name because of the word 'orb' in Latin. Look up 'orb' here: www.etymonline.com to see origin history.

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