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Definition of globe noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    globe

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//ɡloʊb//
     
     
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  1. 1[countable] an object shaped like a ball with a map of the world on its surface, usually on a stand so that it can be turned
  2. 2the globe [singular] the world (used especially to emphasize its size) tourists from every corner of the globe
  3. 3[countable] a thing shaped like a ball
    4. AWL Collocationsglobethe globe noun
    • around, across, throughout, all over
    In this study, archaeological accounts from around the globe provide rich and varied examples on which to draw.global adjective
    • economy, market, marketplace
    • climate
    • capitalism
    • scale, reach
    An emerging global economy heralded social and cultural changes.globally adjective
    • reverberate
    • compete
    • expand
    • circulate
    • source something
    The United States remains an attractive place for manufacturing companies to operate, and a base from which they can compete globally.
    • competitive
    • dispersed, distributed
    • recognized
    • oriented
    The algae are globally distributed, with greatest densities occurring in the Caribbean Sea.globalization noun
    • engender something
    • entail something
    Globalization has entailed the closer economic integration of the countries of the world.
    • economic, free-market, market
    • corporate
    • cultural
    • political
    In this article, I focus specifically on economic globalization.
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