Global

The adjective "global" and adverb "globally" imply that the verb or noun to which they are applied applies to the entire Earth and all of its species and regions. It is sometimes used as a synonym for the much narrower international/internationally but this is incorrect:

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• Only two nations need to be involved to make something international, but, presumably, all must be potentially involved before it becomes truly global
• Nations are concerned wholly and only with humanity's concerns, and that usually in a narrow time frame, whereas there are many global concerns that transcend species or generations.

The term "world" is also sometimes used when humanity rather than the Earth is concerned.

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Adjective: An adjective is a part of speech which modifies a noun, usually making its meaning more specific. Adjectives are used in a predicative or attributive manner. In some languages, attributive adjectives precede the noun. This is the case in the Germanic languages, to which the English language belongs....

Adverb: An adverb is a part of speech that usually serves...

World: :This article is about the World, meaning the Earth. For uses of the specific phrase "The World", see The World (disambiguation)...

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