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globality

globality

8.2
Worldwide reach that involves many countries
  • noun
  • /ɡloʊˈbælɪti/
translation icon : globalidad
  • We need to consider the globality of trade agreements and their impact on economies everywhere.

Examples

  • Because of the globality of the problem, politics about health care workers in one country have direct effects on others.

    Blog text (24)
  • As reflected in her use of non-linear temporalities that interweave contemporary events with the complex history of Southeast Asia, Thien shares a similar understanding of globality as a condition characterized by the simultaneity between the colonial and the postcolonial, and between the local and the seemingly distant.

    Academic text (2014)
  • First, we will consider the globality of Latin American participation.

    Academic text (2001)
  • That is the question that I thought would be provoked by the juxtaposition of such terms as globality and universality.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The globality of climate change means that it affects every country around the world.

  • The globality of the internet has transformed how people communicate and share information globally.

Synonyms

globalization
vsglobality
  • US
53 4.1

A process when countries, companies, and cultures begin to connect across the world

refers to the end state of worldwide scope and integration rather than a process
universality
vsglobality
9 6.8

Being true or the same for everyone

is about being relevant worldwide rather than true in every situation
internationalization
vsglobality
  • US
1 7.3

Bringing a place or system under the control of several countries

focuses on global scale and full integration rather than a single act
internationality
vsglobality
1 6.3

A quality of involving people or things from many countries

covers the entire world and implies full worldwide integration
transnationalism
vsglobality
1 7.6

Connections and activities people or groups keep across different countries

is about worldwide integration and scale rather than cross border practices
cosmopolitanity
vsglobality
9.9

An open attitude to people and ideas from many countries

is about full worldwide scope and structural integration rather than personal outlook
supranationality
vsglobality
9.9

Power that goes beyond individual countries, for example in the European Union

is broader, covering worldwide scope and integration beyond just authority limits

Antonyms

23 3.9

An area near a place where people live or work

1 7.7

A quality of a place, like its language or food

How Global

universality
9 6.8
globality
8.2
regionality
1 7.7
locality
23 3.9

Surface Forms

globality singular
globalities plural

Morphology

globality = global (transparent) = global + ity

The noun is a regular formation from the adjective 'global' with the suffix '-ity' meaning 'state or quality of being global', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Globality comes from global + -ity, and global is related to the common word globe, which comes from an old word meaning 'ball' or 'round'. So globality is the 'state of being worldwide', which helps you remember it means having a worldwide scope.