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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGiant
/ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing of enormous size or strength.
"The giant stood tall above the trees, casting a long shadow over the village."
- 1
Very large or massive.
"They built a giant sculpture in the park that attracted many visitors."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'gant', ultimately coming from Latin 'gigas' and Ancient Greek 'gigas', referring to the mythical race of enormous beings. The term has evolved from ancient mythological contexts to general modern usage describing anything of exceptionally large size or power.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Giant" is said worldwide
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Géant
Transliteration: zheh-ahn
"Le géant se tenait au-dessus des arbres."
Riese
Transliteration: ree-zeh
"Der Riese war größer als alle anderen."
Gigante
Transliteration: jee-gahn-teh
"Il gigante ha attraversato il ponte."
Gigante
Transliteration: hee-gahn-teh
"El gigante caminaba por la ciudad."
Gigante
Transliteration: zhee-gahn-chee
"O gigante era temido por todos."
विशालकाय
Transliteration: vishalkay
"विशालकाय व्यक्ति ने सभी को चौंका दिया।"
巨人
Transliteration: jùrén
"巨人走过了村庄。"
거인
Transliteration: geo-in
"거인이 마을을 지나갔다."
巨人
Transliteration: kyojin
"巨人が村を通り過ぎた。"
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