mondiale

Mondiale is a term used in Italian and French with related meanings. It derives from the Latin mundus, meaning world, and appears as an adjective in both languages to denote global or worldwide scope. It can also function in certain constructions as part of a proper name or title in some contexts.

In Italian, mondiale is an adjective that agrees with the noun it modifies. It is used to describe phenomena, events, and institutions with international reach, such as crisi economica mondiale (global economic crisis) or campionato mondiale (world championship). The plural form mondiali is used with masculine plural nouns, as in campionati mondiali. The term can also appear in journalistic shorthand when referring to world news, e.g., notizie mondiali.

In French, the forms are mondial (masculine) and mondiale (feminine). They describe global or worldwide scope in phrases like économie mondiale, crise mondiale, or organisation mondiale de la Santé. The word occurs frequently in official names and titles, for example when naming international bodies or events. It can also appear in compound terms referring to world-scale phenomena.

Etymology and usage notes: mondial(e) is a common Romance-language term for global or worldwide, with cognates across languages. In translation, it is typically rendered as global, worldwide, or world-oriented, depending on gender, number, and the noun it accompanies. See also related terms such as Coppa del Mondo (Italian World Cup) and Coupe du Monde (French World Cup).