global village

American  

noun

1. the world, especially considered as the home of all nations and peoples living interdependently.

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global village British  

noun

1. the whole world considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being interdependent economically, socially, and politically

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global village Cultural  

1. A phrase coined by Marshall McLuhan to describe the world that has been “shrunk” by modern advances in communications. McLuhan likened the vast network of communications systems to one extended central nervous system, ultimately linking everyone in the world.

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Etymology

Origin of global village

Term introduced by the book War and Peace in the Global Village (1968) by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore

Example Sentences

“It’s a global village and everyone can switch on CNN,” Dr. Zuze added.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2021

“Right now, both China and the United States are at critical stages of development, and humanity lives in a global village, and we face multiple challenges together,” Xi said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

The global village seemed like a most venerable destination — until we glanced at the cost of the trip.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2019

"It's not about this global village of everyone being interconnected, but lots of smaller circles," Cool said of such online forums.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2018

This brings us back to the need to develop really effective technology and tools to encourage exchanges in a truly multilingual global village.

From Interviews (1998-2001) by Lebert, Marie

Related Words

• computer network
• information technology
• web