five-star
Americanadjective
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having five stars to indicate rank or quality.
a five-star general; a five-star brandy.
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of the highest quality.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of five-star
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Plans for the historical site which overlooks the English Channel included a five-star hotel and innovation park with leisure, cultural, hospitality and residential uses to be completed in phases.
From BBC
Wyle is looking forward to the reaction now that the show has dropped in the UK, and it's already received four- and five-star reviews in the likes of The Guardian, The Independent, Empire, The Telegraph and The Times.
From BBC
With its five-star resorts, fine wine and world-class cuisine, this Napa Valley enclave is the latest battleground over housing in California, where stratospheric home prices force workers to commute up to an hour each way or cram into shared rooms.
According to the Slovenians, the alleged Black Cube operatives wore disguises and posed as investors seeking to build data centers, and invited public figures close to the government to five-star hotels in Vienna, London and Zagreb, Croatia, from December to February.
Before last offseason, he even said that he would even turn down a five-star recruit in favor of adding more seasoned veterans and professional players from Europe.
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