glocal

English

Etymology

Blend of global +‎ local.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡləʊk(ə)l/

Adjective

glocal (comparative more glocal, superlative most glocal)

  1. (chiefly business, politics) Both global and local.
    • 2011, Will Self, “The frowniest spot on Earth”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.9:
      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.

References
  • “glocal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  1. Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future‎, Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225

Spanish

Adjective

glocal m or f (masculine and feminine plural glocales)

  1. glocal
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