eighth wonder of the world
eighth wonder of the world noun: something, especially a structure, building, natural formation or (sometimes) an individual, animal, or other entity that is considered to be highly remarkable, magnificent or wonderful; a wonder of the world.
Noun (1)
eighth wonder of the world
- Something, especially a structure, building, natural formation or (sometimes) an individual, animal, or other entity that is considered to be highly remarkable, magnificent or wonderful; a wonder of the world.
- Escurial, a village of New Caſsile, celebrated for it's^([sic]) monaſtery, built by Philip II. of Spain, in 1563, and accounted by the Spaniards the eighth wonder of the world. It conſiſts of a royal palace, a church-houſe, built after the plan of Peter's at Rome, cloiſters, a college, library...1795, John Walker, The Universal Gazetteer, Darton and Harvey, page ESE
- At thirty, Joseph paid a return visit to his native village. He was hailed as an eighth wonder of the world; Steepleday having produced but one other seaman in a century, and he was but a waterman, who never came back, and held no rank therefore in village history.1865, Percy Bolingbroke St John, Paul Peabody: or, The Apprentice of the World, London: John Maxwell and Company, page 3
Noun (2) capitalized: eighth Wonder of the World
eighth Wonder of the World
- Alternative form of eighth wonder of the world.
Examples of eighth wonder of the world in a sentence
- Escurial, a village of New Caſsile, celebrated for it's^([sic]) monaſtery, built by Philip II. of Spain, in 1563, and accounted by the Spaniards the eighth wonder of the world.1795, John Walker, The Universal Gazetteer, Darton and Harvey, page ESE:
- but all agreed that Luba Pneumatiç was a lollapaloosa, the Eighth Wonder of the World.1967, F-R Publishing Corporation (publisher), The New Yorker, page 41:
Forms of eighth wonder of the world
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Origin of eighth wonder of the world
From eighth + wonder of the world (“a structure or natural feature considered to be one of the greatest of its kind; especially as part of a collection of related entities, usually having seven members”), in reference to the Seven Wonders of the World.
Questions about eighth wonder of the world
- What does eighth wonder of the world mean?
- Eighth wonder of the world means something, especially a structure, building, natural formation or (sometimes) an individual, animal, or other entity that is considered to be highly remarkable, magnificent or wonderful; a wonder of the world.
- How do you use eighth wonder of the world in a sentence?
- Escurial, a village of New Caſsile, celebrated for it's^([sic]) monaſtery, built by Philip II. of Spain, in 1563, and accounted by the Spaniards the eighth wonder of the world.
- What part of speech is eighth wonder of the world?
- Eighth wonder of the world is a noun.
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