world's fair

noun

1. a large international exposition with exhibitions of arts, crafts, industrial and agricultural products, scientific achievements, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of world's fair¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

Popular for decades as a street food, America's proudest culinary invention – the hamburger – debuted at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 alongside other novelties such as Dr. Pepper and ice cream.

From Salon

In 2017, Crump had a postcareer exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art, but Christopher sees “The Lost Exhibition” as a chance to explore his father’s lesser-known early work, before Crump would work on such attractions as the Haunted Mansion and It’s a Small World, the latter of which had its premiere at the 1964 World’s Fair.

From Los Angeles Times

This was all developed and worked out, and by the time the World’s Fair hit, and the ’60s hit, he had a good eight or nine years of messing around, and now he’s blossoming.

From Los Angeles Times

The Eiffel Tower was built in1889 for the World's Fair.

From BBC

At the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, Norman Bel Geddes’ utopian vision of a nation crisscrossed by immaculate, congestion-free roads drew massive crowds to the General Motors booth.

From Slate