global
pertaining to the whole world; worldwide; universal: the dream of global peace.
globular; globe-shaped.
of, relating to, or using a terrestrial or celestial globe.
(of a computer operation, linguistic rule, etc.) operating on a group of similar strings, commands, etc., in a single step.
Origin of global
1Other words from global
- glob·al·ly, adverb
Words Nearby global
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How to use global in a sentence
Vaccine tourism, in some ways, is a manifestation of these global inequalities.
I can participate in this historic global moment, despite the fact that I left the country 31 years ago.
Ruby Corado backs transgender Central American Parliament candidate | Michael K. Lavers | February 11, 2021 | Washington BladeAs the global specialist in energy management and automation, it is the business’s mission to be a digital partner for sustainability and efficiency.
Case study: Schneider Electric’s digital transformation through centralized search | Evan Kent and Kimberly Dutcher | February 11, 2021 | Search Engine WatchIt was hard to miss the commercials, some of which claimed the company’s students—some as young as six—were being chased by global investors and bagging jobs at Google because of the skills they’d acquired through WhiteHat Jr classes.
What India’s most controversial ed-tech entrepreneur would do differently next time | Ananya Bhattacharya | February 10, 2021 | QuartzThey stepped up like never before to tackle numerous global issues, demonstrating they not only love solving incredibly hard problems, but can do it well and at scale.
At some point during his busy schedule, Israel found the time to write a book, titled The global War on Morris.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWe face a lot of problems at this moment in our national and global history.
Instead, local life is defined by cultural products that are more national or more global—think of the Sunday New York Times.
As Puar further pointed out, this notion of a global gay identity is easily manipulated.
How Canadian Oilmen Pinkwash the Keystone Pipeline | Jay Michaelson | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWorld peace, religious tolerance, and an end to global poverty, hunger, and disease.
After Test Mike, the implications of fallout obviously were global.
Atoms, Nature, and Man | Neal O. HinesWork goes on constantly, whole staffs laboring to maintain a coherent and convincing picture of a global war.
The Defenders | Philip K. DickThey are also adapted to the dynamics of change and to the global nature of human existence.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinThe global community of tele-viewing is splitting into smaller and smaller groups.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai NadinAugmented by worldwide networking, this pragmatics has become global in scope.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for global
/ (ˈɡləʊbəl) /
covering, influencing, or relating to the whole world
comprehensive
Derived forms of global
- globally, adverb
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