mondial

adjective

mon·​di·​al

ˈmändēəl

: of or involving a large part of the world : world

in this day, so distraught with mondial events and characters

—J. T. Adams

Word History

Etymology

French, from Late Latin mundialis, from Latin mundus world + -ialis -ial

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