Definition of World Series
: a contest or event that is the most important or prestigious of its kind
the World Series of the equestrian world
Examples of World Series in a Sentence
the first game of the World Series
The team has played in three World Series.
This tournament is the World Series of poker.
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The first known use of World Series was in 1886
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