McDonald's is world-famous for its hamburgers.
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World-famous
//ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs//
Synonyms for "world-famous" (1 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
Translations
27 translations across 23 languages.
Bengali
1 entries- বিশ্ববিখ্যাত adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Bulgarian
1 entries- световно известен adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Catalan
1 entries- mundialment famós adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 舉世聞名 /举世闻名 adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Czech
1 entries- světoznámý adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Danish
1 entries- verdensberømt adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Dutch
1 entries- wereldberoemd adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Esperanto
1 entries- mondfama adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Estonian
1 entries- maailmakuulus adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Finnish
1 entries- maailmankuulu adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
French
1 entries- mondialement connu adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
German
2 entries- weltbekannt adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
- weltberühmt adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Hindi
2 entries- विश्वविख्यात adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
- विश्वविश्रुत adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Hungarian
1 entries- világhírű adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Korean
1 entries- 세계적(世界的)으로 유명한 adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- verdensberømt adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
- verdenskjent adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Russian
1 entries- всеми́рно изве́стный adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Scots
1 entries- ert-kent adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Spanish
1 entries- mundialmente famoso adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Swedish
1 entries- världsberömd adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Ukrainian
2 entries- всесві́тньо відо́мий adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
- всесвітньовідо́мий adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Welsh
1 entries- byd-enwog adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Yiddish
1 entries- וועלט־באַרימט adj (renowned in many parts of the world)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Shakespeare, whose plays are world-famous, lived some four hundred years ago.
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This skull and crossbones was named based on the world-famous Captain Kidd who was active in late 17th century Britain.
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With such a vivid imagination he'll become either a world-famous novelist or a lunatic.
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