Usually means: Excellence in global standards, performance.
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We found 19 dictionaries that define the word world-class:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. world-class: Merriam-Webster
  2. world-class: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. world-class: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. world-class, world-class: Collins English Dictionary
  5. world-class: Vocabulary.com
  6. World-Class, World-class, world-class: Wordnik
  7. world-class: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. world-class: Wiktionary
  9. world-class: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. world-class: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. world-class: Dictionary.com
  12. world-class: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  13. world-class: Rhymezone
  14. world-class: FreeDictionary.org
  15. world-class: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. world-class: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. world-class: Encyclopedia

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▸ adjective:  Of a standard that ranks among the best in the world.
▸ adjective:  (informal) Extraordinary in degree.

Similar:
top-class, top notch, top-of-the-range, five-star, top of the line, top-grade, first-rate, superior, top-quality, top-flight, more...

Opposite:
mediocre, subpar, inferior, second-rate, average

Types:
preeminent, distinguished, eminent, renowned, celebrated, more...

Phrases:
World-class cruise ship, more...

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Similar:
top-class, top notch, top-of-the-range, five-star, top of the line, top-grade, first-rate, superior, top-quality, top-flight, more...

Opposite:
mediocre, subpar, inferior, second-rate, average

Types:
preeminent, distinguished, eminent, renowned, celebrated, more...

Phrases:
World-class cruise ship, more...



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