World Series

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.

World Series

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

World Series

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of World Series¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

The Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series championship this fall in pure dramatic art.

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Before Vitello, the Volunteers had reached the College World Series just four times.

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However, the WBC is of supreme importance in the Japanese baseball community; more significant even than the World Series.

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Ohtani struck out 10 in six innings on the mound in addition to his offensive exploits, sending the Dodgers to the World Series.

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That same year, the director of the Adventure Racing World Series in Australia, Craig Bycroft, announced he would be refining the rules and was seeking suggestions.

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