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world-famous

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌwɝldˈfeɪməs/
  • rhymes with -eɪməs

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adj

Meaning 1

Renowned universally; known worldwide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Albert Einstein is a world-famous scientist.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: world-renowned

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compound of world + famous.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: বিশ্ববিখ্যাত (biśśobikkhat) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Bulgarian: световно известен (svetovno izvesten) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Catalan: mundialment famós — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Chinese Mandarin: 舉世聞名 /举世闻名 (jǔshìwénmíng) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Czech: světoznámý — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Danish: verdensberømt — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Dutch: wereldberoemd — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Esperanto: mondfama — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Estonian: maailmakuulus — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Finnish: maailmankuulu — renowned in many parts of the world
  • French: mondialement connu — renowned in many parts of the world
  • German: weltbekannt — renowned in many parts of the world
  • German: weltberühmt — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Hindi: विश्वविख्यात (viśvavikhyāt) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Hindi: विश्वविश्रुत (viśvaviśrut) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Hungarian: világhírű — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Korean: 세계적(世界的)으로 유명한 (segyejeogeuro yumyeonghan) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verdensberømt — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verdenskjent — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Russian: всеми́рно изве́стный (vsemírno izvéstnyj) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Scots: ert-kent — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Spanish: mundialmente famoso — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Swedish: världsberömd — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Ukrainian: всесві́тньо відо́мий (vsesvítnʹo vidómyj) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Ukrainian: всесвітньовідо́мий (vsesvitnʹovidómyj) — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Welsh: byd-enwog — renowned in many parts of the world
  • Yiddish: וועלט־באַרימט (velt-barimt) — renowned in many parts of the world