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World Exposition

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various large international expositions held since the mid 19th century, often called "Expo".

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33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَعْرِض عَالَمِيّ (maʕriḍ ʕālamiyy) — a regular international exposition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世博會 /世博会 (shìbó-huì) — a regular international exposition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 世界博覽會 /世界博览会 (shìjiè bólǎnhuì) — a regular international exposition
  • Czech: Světová výstava — a regular international exposition
  • Danish: verdensudstilling — a regular international exposition
  • Dutch: wereldtentoonstelling — a regular international exposition
  • Finnish: maailmannäyttely — a regular international exposition
  • French: exposition universelle — a regular international exposition
  • French: expo — a regular international exposition
  • Georgian: მსოფლიო ექსპოზიცია (msoplio eksṗozicia) — a regular international exposition
  • German: Weltausstellung — a regular international exposition
  • German: Expo — a regular international exposition
  • Hebrew: תַּעֲרוּכָה עוֹלָמִית (ta'arukhá olamít) — a regular international exposition
  • Hindi: विश्व प्रदर्शनी (viśva pradarśanī) — a regular international exposition
  • Hungarian: világkiállítás — a regular international exposition
  • Japanese: 国際博覧会 (kokusai hakurankai) — a regular international exposition
  • Japanese: 世界博覧会 (sekai hakurankai) — a regular international exposition
  • Japanese: 万博 (banpaku) — a regular international exposition
  • Korean: 세계 박람회 (segye bangnamhoe) — a regular international exposition
  • Norwegian: Verdensutstilling — a regular international exposition
  • Norwegian: Expo — a regular international exposition
  • Polish: wystawa światowa — a regular international exposition
  • Portuguese: Exposição mundial — a regular international exposition
  • Portuguese: Exposição Universal — a regular international exposition
  • Portuguese: Feira Mundial — a regular international exposition
  • Portuguese: Expo — a regular international exposition
  • Russian: всеми́рная вы́ставка (vsemírnaja výstavka) — a regular international exposition
  • Russian: Э́кспо (Ékspo) — a regular international exposition
  • Spanish: Exposición Universal — a regular international exposition
  • Swedish: världsutställning — a regular international exposition
  • Ukrainian: всесвітня виставка (vsesvitnja vystavka) — a regular international exposition
  • Vietnamese: triển lãm Thế giới — a regular international exposition
  • Welsh: Dangosiad Byd-eang — a regular international exposition