world-class

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklæs/, /wɜː(ɹ)ldˈklɑːs/

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Adjective

world-class (comparative more world-class, superlative most world-class)

1. Of a standard that ranks among the best in the world.
   • 2022 November 30, Nick Brodrick, “Pride and innovation shine at St Pancras”, in RAIL, number 971, page 69:

     Chris Green remarks that this "world-class gateway to London and the UK still looks as good as new", [...].

Derived terms

• worldie
• worldy

 

Translations

of a standard that ranks among the best in the world

• Bulgarian: от световна класа (ot svetovna klasa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 世界級／世界级 (zh) (shìjièjí), 世界級／世界级 (zh) (shìjièjí)

• Danish: i verdensklasse
• Esperanto: internacinivela
• Finnish: maailmanluokan
• French: de classe mondiale, de classe internationale, parmi les meilleurs du monde
• German: Weltklasse-; for example Weltklasseathlet (de) m
• Greek: παγκόσμιας θέσης (pagkósmias thésis), παγκόσμιας φήμης (pagkósmias fímis)
• Italian: classe mondiale, migliori al mondo
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: i verdensklasse

• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: clase mundial f
• Swedish: i världsklass (sv)