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Weltmeisterschaft

world championship

noun VELT-my-ster-shaft Less Common

Also means

World Cup

Usage Note

Weltmeisterschaft is a transparent compound of Welt ('world') plus Meisterschaft ('championship'), commonly clipped to WM in headlines. The team or player that wins becomes Weltmeister.

Examples

"Deutschland gewann die Weltmeisterschaft."

Natural Translation

Germany won the world championship.

Literal Translation

Germany won the world-championship.

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