global village

noun

1. the world, especially considered as the home of all nations and peoples living interdependently.

global village

noun

1. the whole world considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being interdependent economically, socially, and politically

global village

1. A phrase coined by Marshall McLuhan to describe the world that has been “shrunk” by modern advances in communications. McLuhan likened the vast network of communications systems to one extended central nervous system , ultimately linking everyone in the world.

Word History and Origins

Origin of global village¹

Term introduced by the book War and Peace in the Global Village (1968) by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore

Word History and Origins

Origin of global village¹

C20: coined by Marshall McLuhan

Example Sentences

But The Dog surpasses simply documenting the alienation endemic in the 21st-century global village.

From The Daily Beast

It turns out there may be a whole global village living online sharing similar dark fantasies.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• computer network
• information technology
• web