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world-system

world-system noun: a socioeconomic system that encompasses part or all of the globe and is typically larger than a single country.

Noun

world-system (plural world-systems)

  1. A socioeconomic system that encompasses part or all of the globe and is typically larger than a single country.

Forms of world-system

pluralworld-systems

Questions about world-system

What does world-system mean?
World-system means a socioeconomic system that encompasses part or all of the globe and is typically larger than a single country.
What part of speech is world-system?
World-system is a noun.
What is the plural of world-system?
The plural of world-system is world-systems.

Words near world-system in the dictionary

  1. world-old
  2. world-read
  3. world-renowned
  4. world-shaking
  5. world-soul
  6. world-system
  7. world-systems
  8. world-view
  9. world-views
  10. world-war
  11. world-wars

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