WORLDWIDE

cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide

(adjective) of worldwide scope or applicability; “an issue of cosmopolitan import”; “the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time”- Christopher Morley; “universal experience”

worldwide, world-wide

(adjective) spanning or extending throughout the entire world; “worldwide distribution”; “a worldwide epidemic”

global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

worldwide (comparative more worldwide, superlative most worldwide)

Spanning the world.

Synonyms

• global

Adverb

worldwide (not comparable)

Throughout the world

Synonyms

• globally, internationally, around the world

Source: Wiktionary


World"-wide`, a.

Definition: Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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