World Series

American  

Or World's Series

noun

Baseball.

1. an annual series of games between the winning teams of the two major leagues: the first team to win four games being champions of the U.S.

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World Series British  

noun

1. baseball (in the US and Canada) a best-of-seven playoff for the world championship between the two winning teams in the major leagues at the end of the season

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World Series Cultural  

1. A series of baseball games held each October between the champions of the two major baseball leagues, the American League and the National League.

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Etymology

Origin of World Series

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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World Series

Then comes the quest for a three-peat: the chance to become the first team in National League history to win three consecutive World Series championships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers stormed to the World Series last season with a bullpen that could generously be described as shaky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Since going public with their relationship, the 27-year-old singer and 28-year-old quarterback have been seen at Game 3 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium and sitting courtside at Lakers games at Crypto.com Arena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

It was a second consecutive visit for the Dodgers, who defeated the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series and were honored by Trump the following April.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The mayor of a city sees that his citizens celebrate wildly when their team wins the World Series.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt