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Dictionary: glob·al   (glō'bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having the shape of a globe; spherical.
  2. Of, relating to, or involving the entire earth; worldwide: global war; global monetary policies.
  3. Comprehensive; total: "a . . . global, generalized sense of loss" (Maggie Scarf).
  4. Computer Science. Of or relating to an entire program, document, or file.
globally glob'al·ly adv.

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Pertaining to an entire file, database, volume, program or system.

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adj

Definition: worldwide, all-encompassing
Antonyms: individual, limited, local, national, restricted


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Happening throughout the world.

pronunciation Having a healthy environment is a global concern.

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Global is a synonym of worldwide and means of, or relating to, or involving the entire world, in the general sense or as the planet Earth.[1]

The adjective global and the adverb globally mean pertaining to, or embracing, the totality of a number of items, categories, etc. They also mean comprehensive and all-inclusive.

It has been argued that global has replaced international or world as a way of referring to issues, processes and structures that affect human beings collectively.[2]

Global may also refer to:

References

  1. ^ "Global", Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition 1989
  2. ^ "Advances in sociological knowledge: Over Half a Century", Nikolǎi Genov, page 38, 15th World Congress of Sociology, July 2002, Brisbane, Australia

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Translations: Global
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - verdensomspændende, global

idioms:

  • global warming    global opvarmning

Nederlands (Dutch)
wereld-, algemeen, bolvormig

Français (French)
adj. - mondial, global, sphérique

idioms:

  • global warming    réchauffement de l'atmosphère

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Welt-, weltweit, umfassend, total

idioms:

  • global warming    globaler Temperaturanstieg

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παγκόσμιος, καθολικός, σφαιρικός, πλανητικός

idioms:

  • global warming    αύξηση της γήινης θερμοκρασίας

Italiano (Italian)
globale, mondiale

idioms:

  • global warming    effetto serra

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - global, inteiro

idioms:

  • global warming    efeito (m) estufa

Русский (Russian)
глобальный, всеобщий

idioms:

  • global warming    глобальное потепление

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mundial, esférico, global, general

idioms:

  • global warming    el calentamiento del globo terráqueo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - global

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
球形的, 全世界的, 全球的

idioms:

  • global warming    地球温室效应, 全球气温上升

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 球形的, 全世界的, 全球的

idioms:

  • global warming    地球溫室效應, 全球氣溫上升

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 구 모양의, 세계적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 全世界の, 世界的な, 全体的な, 球の

idioms:

  • global village    地球村
  • global warming    地球温暖化

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كروي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כלל-עולמי, מקיף, כוללני, גלובלי, מופעל או מיושם על כל הקובץ, התוכנית וכו' (מחשב)‬


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