world-famous

[wurld-fey-muh s]

adjective

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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Contemporary Examples of world-famous

Prime real estate on the Mall, a world-famous architect—what could go wrong?
The Strange Fight Over the Eisenhower Memorial
Eleanor Clift
September 3, 2014
That clearly was not cause for concern for her or her world-famous mother today.
Hillary Clinton Achieves Her Other Dream: Grandma
Keli Goff
April 17, 2014
Eileen Rockefeller is the first woman in her family to write a memoir about her world-famous clan.
The Reluctant Rockefeller Speaks Out
Sandra McElwaine
September 15, 2013
The gems belonged to Chopard, the world-famous Swiss jeweler.
The Cannes Jewelry Heist: Who Did It?
Dana Kennedy
May 18, 2013
The other is the son of a Missouri judge and a world-famous radio broadcaster.
11 Ways Rappers Are Just Like Right-Wing Radio Hosts
Kevin Fallon
March 29, 2013

Historical Examples of world-famous

Scores of times did I visit the cottage where the world-famous poet was born.
Adventures and Recollections
Bill o'th' Hoylus End
What would his father—his great, world-famous father—have thought of them?
The Portygee
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
I was ambitious that he should become a great painter, world-famous.
Mary Louise Solves a Mystery
L. Frank Baum
He was giving one of his world-famous exhibitions of carving.
The Grand Babylon Hotel
Arnold Bennett
And now came the unfortunate but world-famous event of the day.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century
Charles Morris