What is the meaning of world-wide?

Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope.
- usage: "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"
- synonyms: global, planetary, world, worldwide
Spanning or extending throughout the entire world.
- usage: "worldwide distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic"
- synonyms: worldwide
Of worldwide scope or applicability.
- usage: "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
- synonyms: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide

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APA	WordNet. (2010). world-wide. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/world-wide/definitions/1188435
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MLA	WordNet. "world-wide" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/world-wide/definitions/1188435>

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