Meanings
plural World Expositions
- Any of various large international expositions held since the mid 19th century, often called "Expo".
Synonyms: world's fair, World Fair, Universal Exposition, Expo, World Expo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various large international expositions held since the mid 19th century, often called "Expo".
Translations
Arabic مَعْرِض عَالَمِيّ
- مَعْرِض عَالَمِيّ (maʕriḍ ʕālamiyy)a regular international exposition
Chinese Mandarin 世博會 /世博会, 世界博覽會 /世界博览会
- 世博會 /世博会 (shìbó-huì)a regular international exposition
- 世界博覽會 /世界博览会 (shìjiè bólǎnhuì)a regular international exposition
Czech Světová výstava
- Světová výstavaa regular international exposition
Danish verdensudstilling
- verdensudstillinga regular international exposition
Dutch wereldtentoonstelling
- wereldtentoonstellinga regular international exposition
Finnish maailmannäyttely
- maailmannäyttelya regular international exposition
French exposition universelle, expo
- exposition universellea regular international exposition
- expoa regular international exposition
German Weltausstellung, Expo
- Weltausstellunga regular international exposition
- Expoa regular international exposition
Hebrew תַּעֲרוּכָה עוֹלָמִית
- תַּעֲרוּכָה עוֹלָמִית (ta'arukhá olamít)a regular international exposition
Hindi विश्व प्रदर्शनी
- विश्व प्रदर्शनी (viśva pradarśanī)a regular international exposition
Hungarian világkiállítás
- világkiállítása regular international exposition
Japanese 国際博覧会, 世界博覧会
- 国際博覧会 (kokusai hakurankai)a regular international exposition
- 世界博覧会 (sekai hakurankai)a regular international exposition
- 万博 (banpaku)a regular international exposition
Korean 세계 박람회
- 세계 박람회 (segye bangnamhoe)a regular international exposition
Norwegian Verdensutstilling, Expo
- Verdensutstillinga regular international exposition
- Expoa regular international exposition
Polish wystawa światowa
- wystawa światowaa regular international exposition
Portuguese Exposição mundial, Exposição Universal
- Exposição mundiala regular international exposition
- Exposição Universala regular international exposition
- Feira Mundiala regular international exposition
- Expoa regular international exposition
Russian всеми́рная вы́ставка, Э́кспо
- всеми́рная вы́ставка (vsemírnaja výstavka)a regular international exposition
- Э́кспо (Ékspo)a regular international exposition
Spanish Exposición Universal
- Exposición Universala regular international exposition
Swedish världsutställning
- världsutställninga regular international exposition
Ukrainian всесвітня виставка
- всесвітня виставка (vsesvitnja vystavka)a regular international exposition
Vietnamese triển lãm Thế giới
- triển lãm Thế giớia regular international exposition
Welsh Dangosiad Byd-eang
- Dangosiad Byd-eanga regular international exposition
Cite this entry
World Exposition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Exposition
“World Exposition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Exposition. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “World Exposition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/World%20Exposition.
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