Meaning of window on the world | Babel Free

Definitions

Something which provides information about or interaction with a variety of people, places, events, or things outside of one's immediate sphere of experience.

idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

“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, and message boards.”

“[H]is main concern⟳ was to reaffirm the enduring value of museums as windows on the world.”

“(subtitle) The North-South Institute, a once-venerated foreign policy think-tank, quietly shuts down.”

CEFR level