How to say "global" in Japanese

• グローバルCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers the direct loanword sense of 'global', as in global business, markets, or perspectives. Common in business, news, and corporate language, often modifying nouns directly.
• 世界的せかいてきCommon
  na-adjectiveCovers the 'worldwide' sense of 'global', describing something spanning or known across the world, such as a worldwide phenomenon or a globally famous figure. A native adjective rather than a loanword.
  トルストイは世界的せかいてき名声めいせいを博はくした。↗

  Tolstoy achieved worldwide fame.

Use 「グローバル」 for the loanword sense of global (global economy, global companies); use 世界的 when describing something as worldwide or world-famous in more native phrasing.

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• グローバルglobal
• 世界的せかいてきworldwide
• 大域的たいいきてきglobal
• 全地球ぜんちきゅうglobal