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global village

–noun
the world, esp. considered as the home of all nations and peoples living interdependently.

Origin:
term introduced by the book War and Peace in the Global Village (1968) by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore
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global village  
n.  The entire world and its inhabitants: "The global village has come to understand that no society that seeks respect can support or tolerate . . . savagery" (Hugh Sidey).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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