1
a
: of, relating to, or involving the entire world : worldwide
a global system of communication
global economic problems
global warfare
see also global village, global warming
b
: of or relating to a spherical celestial body (such as the moon)
For the Moon, the early formation of global crust was accompanied and succeeded for several hundred million years by a massive influx of projectiles …—
James W. Head
James W. Head2
: of, relating to, or applying to a whole (such as a mathematical function or a computer program) : universal
a global search of a file
Global search and replace can be harnessed to make this correction throughout the file almost instantaneously.—Shay Addams
Shay Addams3
of a medical condition
: being particularly severe or encompassing in nature : having or exhibiting a broad or nearly complete effect
… West suffered a stroke that left him with global aphasia: an inability to produce words or to understand words spoken to him.—Alison McCulloch
Alison McCullochThe two other cases presented with milder characteristics, displaying global developmental delay and seizures.—The Albany (Georgia) Herald
The Albany (Georgia) Herald4
: having the shape of a globe : spherical
a global mass
Examples of global in a Sentence
English is becoming a global language.
The program allows users to do global searches through all the available data.
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Hot on the heels of a global heatwave, consumers are reaching for sunscreen like never before.
—Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 June 2026
In the 21st century, Carson remains a cultural touchstone, not only spurring generations of people in the global environmental movement but also inspiring a deep well of nature writing and thinking as a result of her works on the sea.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Xi and Kim last met in September, when the North Korean leader was among a host of global leaders at a military parade in Beijing – with Kim seated next to Xi for the event.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 June 2026
In the 21st century, Carson remains a cultural touchstone, not only spurring generations of people in the global environmental movement but also inspiring a deep well of nature writing and thinking as a result of her works on the sea.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Xi and Kim last met in September, when the North Korean leader was among a host of global leaders at a military parade in Beijing – with Kim seated next to Xi for the event.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
These artists defined their own style in Detroit—raw, soulful, and forward-looking—and eventually captured a global audience.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
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“Global.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/global. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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global
adjective
glob·al
ˈglō-bəl 
1
: having the shape of a globe
2
a
: of, relating to, or involving the entire world
global health conditions
b
: of, relating to, or involving the globe of the eye
global anesthesia in cataract surgery
3
of a medical condition
: being particularly severe or encompassing in nature : having or exhibiting a broad or nearly complete effect
… West suffered a stroke that left him with global aphasia: an inability to produce words or to understand words spoken to him.—Alison McCulloch
Alison McCulloch4
a
: being comprehensive, all-inclusive, or complete
global obstetric care
transient global amnesia
Akinesia was global, although rigidity and dystonia were strikingly unilateral in distribution.—Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks
b
: of, relating to, or constituting an organic whole : organismic
… the newer psychiatry seeks to understand in a global way the dynamic structure of the patient's personality …—Psychological Abstracts
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