world champion en · NOUN
Meanings
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The winner of a world cup or world championship.
New Zealand were crowned world champions for the first time in 24 years after squeezing past an inspired France team by a single point.
2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| world champions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
ru чемпион мира (winner of world cup or world championship) · de Weltmeister (winner of world cup or world championship) · nn verdsmeister (winner of world cup or world championship) · hu világbajnok (winner of world cup or world championship) · da verdensmester (winner of world cup or world championship) · nl wereldkampioen (winner of world cup or world championship) · de Weltmeisterin (winner of world cup or world championship) · fi maailmanmestari (winner of world cup or world championship) · fr championne du monde (winner of world cup or world championship) · sv världsmästare (winner of world cup or world championship) · nb verdensmester (winner of world cup or world championship) · is heimsmeistari (winner of world cup or world championship) · fr champion du monde (winner of world cup or world championship)