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Meaning of "global village" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLOBAL VILLAGE

Coined by Marshall McLuhan.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOBAL VILLAGE

global village play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOBAL VILLAGE

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Global village is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLOBAL VILLAGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Global village

Global village may refer to: ▪ Global village, a term used to describe the societal, cultural and community effects of telecommunications ▪ Global Village, cultural, entertainment and shopping destination located at Dubailand, Dubai ▪ Global Village, Chinese non-governmental organization ▪ Global Village, a Canadian radio show ▪ Global Village, an Australian television show ▪ Global Village, a manufacturer of consumer modems, now a division of Zoom Technologies ▪ Global Village Telecom, a Brazilian telecommunications company ▪ Global Village, an international educational youth festival organised by the The Woodcraft Folk...

Definition of global village in the English dictionary

The definition of global village in the dictionary is the whole world considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being interdependent economically, socially, and politically.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOBAL VILLAGE

glob
global
global community
global dimming
global positioning system
global product
global reach
global rule
global search
global warming
globalism
globalist
globalization
globalize
globally
globate
globated
globby
globe
globe artichoke

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOBAL VILLAGE

bricolage
collage
fishing village
Greenwich Village
grillage
holiday village
maquillage
millage
no-tillage
outlet village
pillage
pupillage
shopping village
spillage
stillage
tallage
tillage
tollage
treillage
ullage
village

Synonyms and antonyms of global village in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «global village» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOBAL VILLAGE

Find out the translation of global village to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of global village from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «global village» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地球村
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aldea global
570 millions of speakers

English

global village
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वैश्विक गांव
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

القرية العالمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глобальная деревня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aldeia global
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৈশ্বিক গ্রাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

village global
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

perkampungan global
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

globalen Dorf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地球村
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지구촌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Desa global
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngôi làng toàn cầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலக கிராமம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जागतिक गाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küresel köy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

villaggio globale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

globalna wioska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Глобальна село
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sat global
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

παγκόσμιο χωριό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

globale dorp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

globala byn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

global landsby
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of global village

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOBAL VILLAGE»

The term «global village» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOBAL VILLAGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «global village» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «global village» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about global village

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7 QUOTES WITH «GLOBAL VILLAGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word global village.
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Bono
When you truly accept that those children in some far off place in the global village have the same value as you in God's eyes or even in just your eyes, then your life is forever changed; you see something that you can't un-see.
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Lakhdar Brahimi
In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.
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Bill Gates
The Internet is becoming the town square for the global village of tomorrow.
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Yuan T. Lee
We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.
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Marshall McLuhan
The new electronic independence re-creates the world in the image of a global village.
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Howard Rheingold
Its not a global village, but we're in a highly interconnected globe.
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Paul Tsongas
In this era of the global village, the tide of democracy is running. And it will not cease, not in China, not in South Africa, not in any corner of this earth, where the simple idea of democracy and freedom has taken root.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOBAL VILLAGE»

Discover the use of global village in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to global village and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Globalization and Media: Global Village of Babel
This lively and accessible book argues for the central role of media in understanding globalization. Indeed, Jack Lule convincingly shows that globalization could not have occurred without media.
Jack Lule, 2012
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Remotely Global: Village Modernity in West Africa
Confounding both anthropological theorizations and the State Department's stereotyped images of African village life, Remotely Global aims to rethink Euroamerican theories that fail to come to terms with the fluidity of everyday relations ...
Charles Piot, 1999
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Networks in the Global Village: Life in Contemporary Communities
Sociologist Barry Wellman examines how people live through personal community--their networks of friends, neighbors, relatives, and coworkers. The first book to compare the communities of people around the world.
Barry Wellman, 1999
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Global Village Idiot: Dubya, Dunces, and One Last Word ...
Winner of the Best Columnist of the Year at the British Liars’ Awards and Britain’s finest satirist, O’Farrell takes dead aim in Global Village Idiot at cell phones, awards ceremonies, genetic sheep splicers, America’s right wing ...
John O'Farrell, 2007
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Gods in the Global Village: The World's Religions in ...
This book focuses on a central aspect of that common crisis.
Lester R. Kurtz, 2011
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Mennonites in the Global Village
Driedger contends that Mennonites are in a unique position in the global electronic age, having entered modern society relatively recently.
Leo Driedger, 2000
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Childbirth in the Global Village: Implications for Midwifery ...
Is the experience of childbirth becoming 'globalised'?Is the encroachment of the western medical model dehumanising a profoundly human experience?If so, what can midwives and midwife educators do about it?These are the questions at the ...
Dawn Hillier, 2013
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From Tribal Village to Global Village: Indian Rights and ...
This book examines the rise of human rights movements in five Latin American countries—Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil, Nicaragua, and Bolivia—among the hemisphere's most isolated and powerless people, Latin American Indians.
Alison Brysk, 2000
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Culture, Technology, Communication: Towards an Intercultural ...
Provides cross-cultural perspectives on computer-mediated communication.
Charles Ess, Fay Sudweeks, 2001
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J.M.G. Le Clézio: A Concerned Citizen of the Global Village
This interdisciplinary investigation explores the original euphoria related to the ambivalent concept of the global village and how this evaporated dream can perhaps be reappropriated and redefined to create a better global society for both ...
Keith A. Moser, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOBAL VILLAGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term global village is used in the context of the following news items.
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Evanston to celebrate diversity with Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival in …
This year's 30th Anniversary extravaganza will transform Evanston's lakefront into a global village, featuring a world-wide representation of art, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Singapore's South-east Asian potential
But despite the oft-used phrase "global village", which has been bandied about for decades now, globalisation has not created a global village ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
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European scholars teach leadership skills to kids in UP, U'khand …
"Along with other international interns at Templeton, I organized a Global Village programme, which provided space for discussions, displays ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Na Only Fulani Waka Come? (2)
This has dampened the enthusiasm of the triumphalists of the new world order like Fukuyana who had predicted a global village of peace and ... «Daily Times Nigeria, Jul 15»
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How well is your brain working? It's probably faulty
... see if you can fit in a giant bubble; try your hand at rock climbing on the free standing climbing walls; or simply explore the Global Village. «The Satellite, Jul 15»
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'Home' Alone in the Sunset Years
In the current situation, people are coerced to work anywhere in the global village and therefore the old-age home culture may be further ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Tourism can be “backbone” of Indian economy – minister
“The world has become a global village and tourism is a powerful tool to connect our country to the rest of the world,” Dr Sharma said. «Travel Daily Media, Jul 15»
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Simo & Rebecca: The New-Aged Transatlantic Hollywood Story
Her love story with Simo seems to be laying down the foundations of a new era for a global village where stories of 'Transatlantic missiles' will ... «Morocco World News, Jul 15»
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Blaine Gibson, Sculptor of Figures in Disney Parks, Dies at 97
... goblins of the Haunted Mansion, the colorful birds of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room and the global village children of It's a Small World. «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Racist rant
... statement be quickly made not only in words but also in action. There is just no room for racism in this global village. FOLLOW INQUIRER ON ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Global village [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/global-village>. May 2024 ».
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