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global village

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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).

global village
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the whole world considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being interdependent economically, socially, and politically
[coined by Marshall McLuhan (1911-80), Canadian author of works analysing the mass media]


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Developed on the premise that multicultural tolerance is the new 21st century imperative, MPF has pioneering this education to develop the next generation of thinkers who can responsibly take advantage of the limitless opportunities a peace-loving and uninhibited global village has to offer.
The FedEx Global Village is part of a program to highlight the FedEx portfolio of international shipping options among import and export customers in the United States and includes an interactive basketball, media and cultural area that will be featured at the 2005 NBA All-Star Jam Session (Colorado Convention Center) in Denver.
Rockbridge Global Village today announced that RGV Satellite, a satellite high-speed Internet access solution is available to home and business subscribers in all of southwest Virginia including the counties of Augusta, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham and Salem.
 
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