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What is the difference between international and global?

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Global is a synonym of international.



As adjectives the difference between international and global

is that international is of or having to do with more than one nation while global is spherical, ball-shaped.

As nouns the difference between international and global

is that international is someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport while global is a globally scoped identifier.

As a proper noun International

is international Airport, as the shortened form of an airport name.

international

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or having to do with more than one nation.
  • Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
  • Of or concerning the association called the International.
  • Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Globalisation is about taxes too , passage=It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.}}
  • Foreign; of another nation.
  • See also

    * supranational

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sports) Someone who has represented their country in a particularly sport.
  • The United team includes five England internationals .
  • (sports) A game or contest between two or more nations.
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    global

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Spherical, ball-shaped.
  • (not comparable) Of or relating to a globe or sphere.
  • Concerning all parts of the world.
  • *
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Globalisation is about taxes too , passage=It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].}}
  • (not comparable, computing) Of a variable, accessible by all parts of a program.
  • Synonyms

    * (spherical) ball-shaped, globular, round, spherical * (of or relating to a globe or sphere) * (concerning all parts of the world) international, universal, world-wide, planetary

    Antonyms

    * (concerning all parts of the world) local, national, regional * local

    Derived terms

    * globalisation, globalization * globalism; globalist * globally * global warming * semiglobal * transglobal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A globally scoped identifier.
  • Antonyms

    * local

    See also

    * (wikipedia) ----