Usually means: Renowned and recognized globally by many.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word world-famous:

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  1. world-famous: Merriam-Webster
  2. world-famous: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. world-famous, world-famous: Collins English Dictionary
  4. World-Famous, World-famous, world-famous: Wordnik
  5. world-famous: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. world-famous: Wiktionary
  7. world-famous: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. world-famous: Dictionary.com
  9. world-famous: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. world-famous: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Renowned universally; known worldwide.

Similar:
world-renowned, well-known, renowned, famous, ultrafamous, well-established, big-name, known, renownful, noted, more...

Types:
Eiffel Tower, Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Christ Redeemer, Taj Mahal, Colosseum, more...

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Similar:
world-renowned, well-known, renowned, famous, ultrafamous, well-established, big-name, known, renownful, noted, more...

Types:
Eiffel Tower, Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Christ Redeemer, Taj Mahal, Colosseum, more...



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