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Expo|ˈɛkspəʊ|
[Abbrev. of exposition 3 b.]
A large international exhibition; spec. the world fair held at Montreal in 1967.
1963Montreal Star 31 Dec. 3/2 The request of the Expo to study the selection of a new symbol. Ibid., They have been asked by the Expo authorities to meet. 1965Economist 10 July p. xxxviii/1 On April 28, 1967, the world will know whether the Montreal Expo is a work of creative imagination or an overblown exercise. 1968Guardian 16 July 11/1 Ever since the first World Exposition was held in London in 1851, every Expo has been held in the Western Hemisphere. 1969N.Z. News 11 June 3/4 Executive chef for the New Zealand restaurants at Expo 70 in Japan. 1970Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 13 Mar. 17/2 International power-game politics are never far away from the realities of an Expo. |
