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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWorld champion
/ˈwɜːrld ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The competitor or team that holds the highest rank or has won the primary competition globally in a specific sport or discipline.
"She trained relentlessly for five years before finally becoming the world champion in figure skating." - 2
By extension, someone acknowledged as preeminent or unsurpassed globally in a non-sporting field or activity.
"After solving the complex algorithm in record time, he was hailed as the world champion of coding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'world' (from Old English 'woruld', denoting the earth or human existence) and 'champion' (from Late Latin 'campio', a gladiator or fighter, via Old French). Together in the modern sporting sense, it emerged in the 19th century with the globalization of competitive games and international sports tournaments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "World champion" is said worldwide
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champion du monde
Transliteration: ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃ dy mɔ̃d
"Il est devenu champion du monde de judo l'année dernière."
Weltmeister
Transliteration: ˈvɛltˌmaɪstɐ
"Die deutsche Mannschaft ist amtierender Weltmeister."
campione del mondo
Transliteration: kamˈpjoːne del ˈmondo
"Il ciclista italiano ha vinto il titolo di campione del mondo."
campeón del mundo
Transliteration: kam.peˈon del ˈmun.do
"El boxeador defendió su título de campeón del mundo con éxito."
campeão mundial
Transliteration: kɐ̃.piˈɐ̃w̃ mũdiˈaw
"O Brasil é pentacampeão mundial de futebol."
विश्व चैंपियन
Transliteration: vishwa champion
"वह शतरंज के विश्व चैंपियन बन गए हैं।"
世界冠军
Transliteration: shìjiè guànjūn
"中国队再次获得了世界冠军。"
세계 챔피언
Transliteration: se-gye chaem-pi-eon
"그 선수는 작년에 세계 챔피언이 되었습니다."
世界チャンピオン
Transliteration: sekai chanpion
"彼はボクシングの世界チャンピオンの座を守り抜いた。"
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