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global

/ˈɡləʊ.bəl/ UK
[ˈɡləʊ̯b(ə)ɫ] UK
/ˈɡloʊ.bəl/ US
[ˈɡloʊ̯b(ə)ɫ] US
/ˈɡlɐʉ.bəl/ Australia, New Zealand
[ˈɡlɐʉb(ə)ɫ] Australia, New Zealand
/ɡloː.bəl/ India
[ˈɡloːbɐl] India

Rhymes with -əʊbəl

adjective more global · most global

Concerning all parts of the world. Pollution is a global problem.
Similar: world-wide, planetary
not comparable Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal The first account that is created when you sign up is the global Administrator.
not comparable Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program. Global variables keep support engineers employed.
not comparable Which has to be considered in its entirety.
Spherical, ball-shaped. In the center was a small, global mass.
Similar: ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical
not comparable Of or relating to a globe or sphere.

Opposite: domestic, national, local, regional

noun globals

A globally scoped identifier.

Opposite: local

adverb more global · most global

In the global manner; world-wide. Coca-Cola, for example, shifted its stance, unsuccessfully, between “think global, act global” and “think local, act local” during the tenures of three different CEOs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: worldwide, international, world, circular, round, spherical, orbicular, globular, spheric, globose, planetary, ball-shaped, mondial, internationally, transnational, universality

adjective

Opposite: domestic, national, local, regional

noun

Opposite: local

Translations

Every language

adj concerning all parts of the world

Español	global, mundial
한국어	세계적 segyejeok
日本語	グローバルな gurōbaru na, 地球規模 chikyū kibo, 世界的な sekaiteki na, 万国の bankoku no
中文	全球 quánqiú, 萬國 /万国 wànguó
हिन्दी	वैश्विक vaiśvik
Português	global, mundial
Français	global, mondial
Deutsch	global, Welt-, weltweit
Italiano	globale
Ελληνικά	παγκόσμιος pagkósmios
Русский	всеми́рный vsemírnyj, глоба́льный globálʹnyj, мирово́й mirovój
Tiếng Việt	thế giới
العربية	عَالَمِيّ ʕālamiyy

adj of a variable, in computing

中文	全局 quánjú
Português	global
Deutsch	global
Ελληνικά	καθολικός katholikós
Русский	глоба́льный globálʹnyj

adj spherical

Português	globular, esférico
Français	globulaire
Deutsch	kugelförmig, Kugel-
Русский	сфери́ческий sferíčeskij

adj of or relating to a globe or sphere

Português	esferal
Deutsch	Kugel-
Русский	сфери́ческий sferíčeskij

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@misc{global_2026,
  title = {global},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/global},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}