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global village

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The world as a single community of interdependent inhabitants who are interconnected by contemporary technology, especially television and the World Wide Web.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Coined by Marshall McLuhan in 1962.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 地球村 (dìqiúcūn) — world as single community
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界村 (shìjiècūn) — world as single community
  • Dutch: mondiaal dorp — world as single community
  • Finnish: maailmankylä — world as single community
  • French: village global — world as single community
  • German: globales Dorf — world as single community
  • Greek: παγκόσμιο χωριό (pagkósmio chorió) — world as single community
  • Polish: globalna wioska — world as single community
  • Spanish: aldea global — world as single community