Meaning
Of the whole world; touching or including every country.
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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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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 8: global, tend, soap and 7 more words.