Crossword Dictionary
global
global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide - a
involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
When something is global, it's happening all over the world. It's easy to spot the connection between global and globe.
When the volcano in Iceland erupted, it quickly became a global event. Sure, things were tough in ReykjavÃk, but the dust and ash caused airport shutdowns and schedule disruptions around the world. Michael Jackson was a star in the United States from the time he was a little boy, but after he broke up with his brothers and went solo in the 1980s, he became a global phenomenon. There was hardly a country on earth where Michael Jackson wasn't a star.