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adjective
- 1. relating to the whole world; worldwide: "the downturn in the global economy" Similar Opposite
- 2. relating to or encompassing the whole of something, or of a group of things: "give students a global picture of what is involved in the task" Similar Opposite
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GLOBAL definition: 1. relating to the whole world: 2. considering or relating to all parts of a situation or subject…. Learn more.
1. a. : of, relating to, or involving the entire world : worldwide. a global system of communication. global economic problems. global warfare. see also global village, global warming. b. : of or relating to a spherical celestial body (such as the moon)
adjective. uk / ˈɡləʊb ə l / us. Add to word list. including or affecting the whole world: The President argued that technology and his energy plans "will help us to confront the serious challenge of global climate change ." a global catastrophe / problem.
When something is global, it's happening all over the world. It's easy to spot the connection between global and globe. When the volcano in Iceland erupted, it quickly became a global event. Sure, things were tough in Reykjavík, but the dust and ash caused airport shutdowns and schedule disruptions around the world.
You can use global to describe something that happens in all parts of the world or affects all parts of the world. ...a global ban on nuclear testing. ...one of the most successful organizations fighting child poverty on a global scale.
Global definition: pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal. See examples of GLOBAL used in a sentence.
Definition of global adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. 1. worldwide, world, international, universal, planetary a global ban on nuclear testing. 2. comprehensive, general, total, thorough, unlimited, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-encompassing, encyclopedic, unbounded a global vision of contemporary society.
Definition of global – Learner’s Dictionary. global. adjective. uk / ˈɡləʊb ə l / us. Add to word list. B2. relating to the whole world: the global problem of nuclear waste. globally. adverb. (Definition of global from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of global. in Chinese (Traditional)
Complete or comprehensive. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Being or having to do with a business, operation, system, etc. carried on or extending throughout all or much of the world. A global company, global communications. Webster's New World. More Adjective Definitions (3) Synonyms: world-wide. worldwide. planetary. globose. spherical.
