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World Series

or World's Series

noun Baseball.

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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Origin of World Series

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Words nearby World Series

world power, world premiere, world process, world-renowned, World Savior, World Series, world's fair, world-shaker, world-shaking, world's oldest profession, world soul
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British Dictionary definitions for World Series

World Series

World's Series

noun

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for World Series

World Series

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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