glocal

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UK/ˈɡləʊk(ə)l/

adjective

Both global and local.

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Meanings

adjectiveglocal (comparative more glocal, superlative most glocal)

comparative more glocal · superlative most glocal

  1. businessBoth global and local.

    Not so much wedded as welded to their airline seats, he and his amanuensis see the cities of the future as ‘glocal’ phenomena, where high-density urban centres are air-linked to intercontinental faubourgs.

    2011, Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.9

Origin

Blend of global + local.

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APA

glocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glocal

MLA

“glocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glocal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glocal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glocal.

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