global north

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Global North^¹

proper noun the Global North · global north

The developed countries, primarily comprising parts of North America, Europe, Oceania, the former Soviet Union and some regions of Asia, regarded as half of a socioeconomic and political divide opposite to the Global South. EU member states, the UK and other countries from the global north pushed for ambitious conservation targets in the final text, with co-hosts Canada saying that the success of the summit depended on the headline target to protect 30% of Earth by the end of the decade for nature, known as 30 by 30.
Opposite: Global South

global north^²

proper noun the global north

Alternative letter-case form of Global North

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name (geopolitics) the regions of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union member states, Israel, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Australia,

中文	全球北方 Quánqiú Běifāng, 北方國家 /北方国家 běifāng guójiā
Deutsch	Globaler Norden
Русский	глоба́льный се́вер globálʹnyj séver
Tiếng Việt	bắc toàn cầu

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@misc{global_north_2026,
  title = {global north},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/global%20north},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}