If two nations fought on every continent would it still be called a world war?

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For example would the Seven Years' War be considered a world war because it took place on nearly every continent or is it just be a large war with multiple theaters.

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arguments could be made for both. Personally I think it would just be a war with a large theater. Take the cold war between Russia and the United States for example. It was fought by two main countries. but in other countries as well as on their own soils. but it wasn't a world war.

If two nations fought on every continent would it still be called a world war?

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