Kilo Lingo

/ˈɡləʊbəl/

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Translation

Of the whole world; touching or including every country.

Word origin

From globe, from Latin globus, meaning a round mass or ball.

Origin
Latin
Root
globus
English cognates
globe

Examples

Climate .

"Global" means it touches the whole world.

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Here it means people use it all over the world.

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"Global" often describes companies that work in many countries.

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This word is part of lesson 56.