world-famous
[wurld-fey-muh s]
- famous throughout the world: a world-famous film.
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Origin of world-famous
First recorded in 1830–40
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Examples from the Web for world-famous
Contemporary Examples
Prime real estate on the Mall, a world-famous architect—what could go wrong?
That clearly was not cause for concern for her or her world-famous mother today.
Eileen Rockefeller is the first woman in her family to write a memoir about her world-famous clan.
The gems belonged to Chopard, the world-famous Swiss jeweler.
The other is the son of a Missouri judge and a world-famous radio broadcaster.
Historical Examples
Scores of times did I visit the cottage where the world-famous poet was born.
Adventures and RecollectionsBill o'th' Hoylus End
What would his father—his great, world-famous father—have thought of them?
The PortygeeJoseph Crosby Lincoln
I was ambitious that he should become a great painter, world-famous.
Mary Louise Solves a MysteryL. Frank Baum
He was giving one of his world-famous exhibitions of carving.
The Grand Babylon HotelArnold Bennett
And now came the unfortunate but world-famous event of the day.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth CenturyCharles Morris