Global — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌnweɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈəʊbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈəʊbəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌnweɪl/.

Examples

global war
global monetary policy
neither national nor continental but planetary

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

world spherical planetary globular orbicular world-wide globose ball-shaped spheric worldwide

Parts of Speech

adjective	involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope “global war”
adjective	having the shape of a sphere or ball; ; ; - Zane Grey “a spherical object”

Word Forms

globe	noun	the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
globosity	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
globularness	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
sphere	noun	a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center
sphericity	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
sphericalness	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

mondial

impliquant la terre entière; sans limitation ni portée provinciale

🇮🇹Italian

globale

coinvolgendo la terra intera; di portata non limitata o provinciale

🇳🇱Dutch

mondiaal

waarbij de hele aarde betrokken is; niet beperkt of provinciaal van omvang

🇷🇺Russian

глобальный

охватывая всю Землю; не ограничен или провинциален по своему охвату

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैश्विक

संपूर्ण पृथ्वी को सम्मिलित करते हुए; दायरे में सीमित या प्रांतीय नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বব্যাপী

সমগ্র পৃথিবী জড়িত; পরিধিতে সীমাবদ্ধ বা প্রাদেশিক নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

உலகளாவிய

முழு பூமியையும் உள்ளடக்கியது; வரம்புக்குட்பட்ட அல்லது மாகாண எல்லைக்கு உட்பட்டது அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రపంచ

మొత్తం భూమిని కలిగి ఉంటుంది; పరిమిత లేదా ప్రాంతీయ పరిధిలో లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

जागतिक

संपूर्ण पृथ्वीचा समावेश; व्याप्ती मर्यादित किंवा प्रांतीय नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

વૈશ્વિક

સમગ્ર પૃથ્વીનો સમાવેશ; અવકાશમાં મર્યાદિત અથવા પ્રાંતીય નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಗತಿಕ

ಇಡೀ ಭೂಮಿಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ; ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೀಮಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತೀಯವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഗോള

മുഴുവൻ ഭൂമിയും ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു; പരിധിയിൽ പരിമിതമോ പ്രവിശ്യയോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੋਬਲ

ਸਾਰੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ; ਦਾਇਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੀਮਤ ਜਾਂ ਸੂਬਾਈ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

عالمی

پوری زمین کو شامل کرنا؛ دائرہ کار میں محدود یا صوبائی نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

全球的

涉及整个地球；范围不受限制或省级

🇯🇵Japanese

グローバル

地球全体を巻き込む。範囲が限定的または州に限定されていない

🇰🇷Korean

글로벌

지구 전체를 포함함; 범위가 제한되거나 지방에 국한되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

toàn cầu

liên quan đến toàn bộ trái đất; không giới hạn hoặc phạm vi cấp tỉnh

🇹🇭Thai

ทั่วโลก

เกี่ยวข้องกับโลกทั้งใบ ไม่จำกัดหรือขอบเขตจังหวัด

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عالمي

تشمل الأرض بأكملها؛ ليست محدودة أو إقليمية في النطاق

🇮🇷Persian

جهانی است

شامل کل زمین؛ محدود یا استانی نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

küresel

tüm dünyayı kapsayan; sınırlı veya il kapsamında değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

גלוֹבָּלִי

מערב את כל כדור הארץ; לא מוגבל או פרובינציאלי בהיקפו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'global'?

The primary meaning of 'global' is 'involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'global' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'global' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'global' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'global' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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