world-famous

adjective

: famous throughout the world
a world-famous scientist

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Raft the Animas River Colorado’s world-famous whitewater includes the Animas River, which flows by Durango. Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025 At least 15 people were killed when a world-famous funicular railcar derailed and overturned in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025 Come happy hour, head to Kyara cocktail bar, where the duo behind London’s world-famous Tayēr + Elementary serves inventive drinks infused with ingredients like rare timur pepper and Omumbiri myrrh oil. Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025 From Lowcountry retreats in South Carolina to North Carolina’s serene Atlantic stretches to Florida’s world-famous blue-green waters, the options are endless. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for world-famous

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“World-famous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world-famous. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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