world-historical

English

Etymology

world +‎ historical, perhaps after earlier German weltgeschichtlich [from 19th c.]

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌwəːldhɪˈstɒɹɪkl̩/

Adjective

world-historical (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to world history; globally significant.
   • 2005, Arif Dirlik, Marxism in the Chinese Revolution:

     The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China was a world-historical event.

   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 124:

     It is hard to overstate the world-historical impact of this transformation.