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global

Etymology

From globe +‎ -al; compare French global.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡləʊbəl/
• (US) enPR: glō'bəl, IPA^(key): /ˈɡloʊbəl/
• Rhymes: -əʊbəl

Adjective

global (comparative more global, superlative most global)

1. Concerning all parts of the world.

2. (not comparable) Pertaining to the whole of something; total, universal:
   1. (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.

   2. Which has to be considered in its entirety.
3. Spherical, ball-shaped.

4. (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.

Synonyms

• (concerning all parts of the world): world-wide, planetary
• (spherical): ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical
• (of or relating to a globe or sphere):

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "concerning all parts of the world"): domestic, national, local, regional
• (antonym(s) of "of a variable, in computing"): local

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Translations

Noun

global (plural globals)

1. (computing) A globally scoped identifier.

Antonyms

• local

Adverb

global (comparative more global, superlative most global)

1. In the global manner; world-wide.

References

• “global”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• global in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• “global”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Further reading

• global on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ɡluˈβal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ɡloˈbal]

Adjective

global m or f (masculine and feminine plural globals)

1. global (concerning all parts of the world)

Derived terms

• globalitzar
• globalment

Further reading

• “global” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “global”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “global” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “global” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From globe (“globe”) +‎ -al, from Latin globus (“globe, sphere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɔ.bal/
• Homophones: globale, globales

Adjective

global (feminine globale, masculine plural globaux, feminine plural globales)

1. (originally) global, spherical; (hence) concerning the whole world
2. as a whole, on the whole; total

Synonyms

• (spherical): globulaire, sphérique
• (worldwide): mondial

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "not worldwide"): local, régional
• (antonym(s) of "not on the whole"): particulier, spécifique

Derived terms

• globalement
• globaliser
• globalisme
• globaliste

Related terms

• globe
• globulare

Descendants

• → Romanian: global
• → Turkish: global

Further reading

• “global”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Adjective

global m or f (plural globais)

1. global

Derived terms

Related terms

• globo

Further reading

• “global” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

global (strong nominative masculine singular globaler, not comparable)

1. global (worldwide)

   Synonym: weltweit

   Antonyms: lokal, regional

Declension

Further reading

• “global” in Duden online
• “global” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch globaal, from French global, globe, from Latin globus (“globe, sphere”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡlobal]
• Hyphenation: glo‧bal

Adjective

global

1. general, not precise, rough.
2. global, worldwide.

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• “global” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun globus.

Adjective

global (neuter singular globalt, definite singular and plural globale)

1. global

Synonyms

• verdensomspennende

Derived terms

• global oppvarming

References

• “global” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the noun globus.

Adjective

global (neuter singular globalt, definite singular and plural globale)

1. global

Derived terms

• global oppvarming

References

• “global” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

global m (feminine singular globala, masculine plural globals, feminine plural globalas)

1. global (concerning all parts of the world)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: glo‧bal

Etymology 1

From globo (“globe”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

Adjective

global m or f (plural globais)

1. global (concerning all parts of the world)

   Synonym: mundial

2. (computing, of a variable) global (accessible by all parts of a program)

Derived terms

• globalizar
• globalmente

Etymology 2

From Globo +‎ -al.

Adjective

global m or f (plural globais)

1. (Brazil, of artists) working, having worked, or with potential to work, with Globo (Brazilian television network)

   uma atriz global ― a Globo actress

2. (Brazil) of or relating to Globo

Further reading

• “global” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French global. Equivalent to glob +‎ -al.

Adjective

global m or n (feminine singular globală, masculine plural globali, feminine and neuter plural globale)

1. global

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡloˈbal/ [ɡloˈβ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: glo‧bal

Adjective

global m or f (masculine and feminine plural globales)

1. global (concerning all parts of the world)

   Synonym: mundial

   Antonym: local

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

global m (plural globales)

1. (sports) aggregate (the total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores)

   Synonym: resultado global

Further reading

• “global”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Etymology

glob +‎ -al

Pronunciation

Adjective

global (not comparable)

1. global, spanning the entire globe, the whole world, international, universal

Declension

Derived terms

• globalisera

Further reading

• global in Svensk ordbok.

Source: wiktionary.org