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world championship
An international sports competition in which the best teams or individual athletes in the world compete against each other in a specific discipline to determine the world champion.
Die nächste Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft findet in vier Jahren statt.
The next football World Cup will take place in four years.
world title
The title or status of world champion, obtained by winning this competition.
Der Boxer kämpft am Samstag um die Weltmeisterschaft im Schwergewicht.
The boxer is fighting for the heavyweight world title on Saturday.
The word consists of 'Welt' (world) and 'Meisterschaft' (championship). A 'Meisterschaft' is a competition to find the best one ('Meister' = champion/master). So a world championship is a competition for the best in the world.
Er trainiert hart für die nächste Meisterschaft.
He is training hard for the next championship.
In everyday life, in the media, and especially in spoken language, the abbreviation 'WM' is almost always used. The abbreviation is treated like a feminine noun ('die WM').
Wer hat die letzte WM gewonnen?
Who won the last World Cup?
The preposition often reveals the meaning. When referring to the competition, you say 'an der Weltmeisterschaft teilnehmen' (to take part in the world championship) or 'bei der Weltmeisterschaft spielen' (to play at the world championship). When referring to the title, you say 'um die Weltmeisterschaft kämpfen' (to fight for the world title).
Viele Teams nehmen an der Weltmeisterschaft teil.
Many teams take part in the world championship.
When referring to the competition, typical verbs are 'stattfinden' (to take place), 'austragen' (to host), 'gewinnen' (to win), or 'sich qualifizieren für' (to qualify for).
Deutschland hat sich für die Weltmeisterschaft qualifiziert.
Germany has qualified for the world championship.
world championship title
Weltmeisterschaft can refer not only to the competition but also to the title won. Weltmeistertitel explicitly refers to this award and is therefore clearer when the focus is not on the tournament but on the winner’s achievement.
Nach einem spannenden Finale gewann die Läuferin ihre erste Weltmeisterschaft.
After an exciting final, the runner won her first world championship.
Nach einem spannenden Finale gewann die Läuferin ihren ersten Weltmeistertitel.
After an exciting final, the runner won her first world championship title.
