window on the world
window on the world noun: something which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.
Noun
window on the world (plural windows on the world)
- Something which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.
- In short, China's pragmatic post-Mao leaders value Hong Kong as a window on the world and a source of foreign exchange, investment capital and expertise.1979 April 30, "Business: Hong Kong's Golden Link," Time (retrieved 3 Dec 2017)
- Perhaps the clearest example is the growing popularity of personal computers that give people a window on the world. The Internet and commercial network services provide all kinds of information (good and not so good), and interpersonal contact through electronic mail, various discussion groups...1998, William A. Sherden, The Fortune Sellers: The Big Business of Buying and Selling Predictions, ch. 1 (reprinted in the New York Times)
Forms of window on the world
| plural | windows on the world |
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Questions about window on the world
- What does window on the world mean?
- Window on the world means something which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.
- What part of speech is window on the world?
- Window on the world is a noun.
- What is the plural of window on the world?
- The plural of window on the world is windows on the world.
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