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PRONUNCIATION OF WORLD SERVICE

World Service  [wɜːld ˈsɜːvɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORLD SERVICE

noun
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determiner
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World Service 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 WORLD SERVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

World Service

BBC World Service

The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting news, speech and discussions in 28 languages to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms, internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays. The World Service was reported to have reached 188 million people a week on average in June 2009. It does not carry advertising, and the English language service broadcasts 24 hours a day. The World Service was funded by grant-in-aid through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government until 1 April 2014 when funding switched to the compulsory television licence fee levied on every household in the United Kingdom using a television to watch broadcast programmes. BBC World Service is a patron of the Radio Academy. The Director of the World Service is Peter Horrocks.

Definition of World Service in the English dictionary

The definition of World Service in the dictionary is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which transmits programmes in many languages around the world.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORLD SERVICE


Davies
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Davis
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mavis
ˈmeɪvɪs
Nevis
ˈniːvɪs
novice
ˈnɒvɪs
pelvis
ˈpɛlvɪs
service
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vis
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORLD SERVICE

World Fair
World Health Organization
World Heritage Site
world language
world leader
world music
world of one´s own
world power
world record
world scale
World Series
world title
World Trade Center
World Trade Organization
world view
World War I
World War II
World War One
World War Two
World Wide Web

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORLD SERVICE

advice
civil service
community service
customer service
dating service
express delivery service
funeral service
health service
in-service
information service
memorial service
military service
news service
pizza delivery service
public service
refuse disposal service
room service
secret service
self-service
shuttle service
social service

Synonyms and antonyms of World Service in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «World Service» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORLD SERVICE

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

Translator English - Chinese

世界服务
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Servicio Mundial
570 millions of speakers

English

World Service
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वर्ल्ड सर्विस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خدمة العالم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Всемирная служба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

World Service
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্ব পরিষেবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

World Service
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkhidmatan Dunia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

World Service
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ワールドサービス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

월드 서비스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Layanan Dunia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Dịch vụ thế giới
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உலக சேவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जागतिक सेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dünya Servisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

World Service
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

world Service
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Всесвітня служба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

World Service
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

World Service
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

World Service
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

World Service
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

World Service
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of World Service

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORLD SERVICE»

The term «World Service» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.693 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORLD SERVICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «World Service» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «World Service» 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 World Service

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORLD SERVICE»

Discover the use of World Service in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to World Service and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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World Service Glossary of Current Affairs
traz as siglas de partidos politicos, entidades de classe, instituições e os nomes das residencias oficiais dos paises.
Tim Guyse Williams, Jackie Bishop, 1991
2
The implications of cuts to the BBC World Service: sixth ...
As part of these discussions, the World Service provided DFID with a note summarising the World Service's analysis at that time of existing and potential World Service activity that could constitute Official Development Assistance (ODA ).
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, 2011
3
The work of the BBC World Service 2008-09: third report of ...
We also scrutinise the work of the non-departmental public bodies associated with the FCO, the British Council and the BBC World Service. In previous years, we have considered the annual reports of both organisations as part of our ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, 2010
4
The World Service of the Methodist Episcopal Church
1923. An encyclopedic account of the work of a denomination throughout the world, presented region by region. Diffendorfer was assisted by Paul Hutchinson, Foreign Section and William F. McDermott, American Section.
Ralph E. Diffendorfer, 2010
5
Further Issues for BBC Charter Review: 2nd Report of Session ...
CHAPTER 5: THE BBC WORLD SERVICE Introduction 56. The Government's Green Paper states that as part of the BBC's core public purposes it should bring "high-quality international news coverage to a global audience through radio, ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review, 2006
6
London Calling: Britain, the BBC World Service and the Cold War
This book also assesses the nature and impact of the World Service's programmes on listeners living in the Eastern bloc countries.
Alban Webb, 2014
7
FCO Performance and Finances 2011-12: Fifth Report of ...
As the Committee is aware, the Chairman of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten, and Mark Thompson, the former Director General of the BBC, have made it clear that they will continue to support the World Service once funding transfers to the Licence ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, 2013
8
Departmental annual report 2010-11: eleventh report of ...
Throughout a challenging year, BBC World Service continued to deliver high quality multilingual, multiplatform journalism, including coverage from our uniquely global perspective of major international news stories such as the ongoing global ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee, 2012
9
The Review of the BBC's Royal Charter: 1st Report of Session ...
We look forward to reading Lord Carter's conclusions concerning the World Service. We will also return to this topic in our second report. The languages of the BBC World Service 187. The FCO and the BBC World Service agree which ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the BBC Charter Review, 2005
10
Foreign Policy Aspects of the War Against Terrorism: Sixth ...
Algeria Dr Roberts questions the World Service's commitment to Algeria: the BBC has a permanent presence in the country in the form of highly-regarded Said Chitour (in post since 2003) who keeps the World Service's newsgathering ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORLD SERVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term World Service is used in the context of the following news items.
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BBC Proms return to World Service
The BBC Proms are to be aired on the BBC World Service again, making their return after a five-year gap. Seven concerts will be featured on the station during ... «Classical-Music.com, Jul 15»
2
World Service cuts will reduce UK's global 'soft power', BBC report …
World Service sign The World Service faces a choice between decline and growth, the BBC's Future of News report says. Photograph: Handout/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
3
World Service fears losing information war as Russia Today ramps …
FCO funding for the World Service stopped in April, with the £245m annual budget ... about protecting the World Service as a counterweight to Russia Today. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
4
Government should have no role in running of BBC World Service
Broadcasting House John Birt, former director general of the BBC, says the government should no longer have any say in the running of the World Service. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
5
BBC World Service to share Ebola safety info through WhatsApp
The BBC World Service has launched the 'Lifeline' service on WhatsApp messenger to inform West Africans in Ebola danger zones how to stay safe. «The Drum, Oct 14»
6
BBC World Service boss Peter Horrocks to step down
The director of the BBC World Service, Peter Horrocks, is to leave the ... The international service was moved from Foreign Office control to licence fee funding ... «BBC News, Sep 14»
7
Secret trade agreement covering 68 percent of world services
The text of a 19-page, international trade agreement being drafted in secret was published by WikiLeaks on Thursday as the transparency group's editor ... «RT, Jun 14»
8
Nation's morning thrown into chaos when Radio 4 accidentally fails …
A Radio 4 spokesman told MailOnline: 'Unfortunately our usual switch from BBC World Service, which is broadcast on Radio 4 overnight, didn't go as planned ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
9
BBC 'must protect' World Service, MPs say
The foreign secretary should "hold the BBC's feet to the fire" to protect the World Service, MPs have said. A report by the foreign affairs committee was published ... «BBC News, Mar 14»
10
MPs oppose BBC commercialisation of World Service
"We continue to be concerned that the protection of the BBC World Service's ... "And the picture appears to us to be one of steady erosion of World Service ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»

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