ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən ˌkɑz.məˈpɑl.ɪ.tən ˌiːk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl ˌɛk.jʊˈmɛ.nɪ.kəl ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl ˈɡləʊbəl ˈɡloʊbəl ˈplæ.nə.ˌtɛr.i ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsl̩ ˌjunɪˈvɝsl̩ ˈwɜːldwaɪd ˈwɝldˌwaɪd of worldwide scope or applicability an issue of cosmopolitan import the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time universal experience spanning or extending throughout the entire world worldwide distribution a worldwide epidemic 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