/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.
Used in
Stories
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