[wurld-wahyd] 
| extending or spread throughout the world. |
| world-wide | |
adjective | |
| 1. | involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" [syn: global] |
| 2. | spanning or extending throughout the entire world; "worldwide distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic" [syn: worldwide] |
| 3. | of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: cosmopolitan] |