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PRONUNCIATION OF BIG CHIEF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIG CHIEF

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Big Chief is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BIG CHIEF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Big Chief

"Big Chief" is a song composed by Earl King in the early 1960s. It became a hit in New Orleans for Professor Longhair in 1964, featuring a whistled first chorus in a rollicking blues piano style and subsequent lyrics written in a Creole patois. The tune became popular in New Orleans, frequently performed by local musicians such as Dr. John, and is now a staple of the repertory of most brass bands and musicians in the area. King wrote the song while attending school, and recalled the tune during a recording session with Longhair arranged by Wardell Quezergue. Longhair originally wanted to record the song with a small ensemble, but Quezergue, King, and Smokey Johnson convinced him to include an eleven- or fifteen-piece horn ensemble on the 1964 recording. The song refers to Mardi Gras Indian groups; an important part of the African American Mardi Gras tradition. The "Indian Nation" of Mardi Gras Indian "gangs" in New Orleans includes the Wild Magnolias, the Golden Eagles, and several others. Mardi Gras Indian gangs have existed since the early 20th Century.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIG CHIEF

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Big Bertha
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Big Board
Big Brother
big bucks
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big business
big cat
big cheese
big city
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big deal
big dipper
Big Eight
big end
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WORDS THAT END LIKE BIG CHIEF

big White Chief
car thief
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editor in chief
editor-in-chief
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fire chief
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paper handkerchief
pocket-handkerchief
police chief
sneak thief
thief

Synonyms and antonyms of big Chief in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «big Chief» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIG CHIEF

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The translations of big Chief from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «big Chief» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大酋长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gran jefe
570 millions of speakers

English

big Chief
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिग चीफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكبير كبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

большой начальник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grande chefe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বড় চিফ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grand chef
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketua besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Big Chief
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビッグチーフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

큰 최고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Agung Kepala
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

trưởng lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய தலைமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठे मुहम्मद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büyük şef
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

big Chief
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Big Chief
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

великий начальник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mare șef
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

big Chief
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

big Chief
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

big Chief
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

big Chief
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIG CHIEF»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about big Chief

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIG CHIEF»

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Big Chief Harrison and the Mardi Gras Indians
From age four in 1937 to his death in 1998, Donald Harrison Sr. embraced the tradition of New Orleans' Mardi Gras Indians.
Al Kennedy, 2013
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Big Chief Elizabeth: How England's Adventurers Wooed the ...
The mystery of what happened to these colonists who seemed to vanish without a trace lies at the heart of this well-researched work of narrative history.
Giles Milton, 2011
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A Joyful Noise: A Celebration of New Orleans Music
... city: Big Chief, Wild Tchoupitoulas, George "Jolly" Landry; Big Chief, Black Eagles, Percy "Pete" Lewis; Big Chief, Golden Star Hunters, Larry E. Bannock; Big Chief, White Cloud Hunters, Charles Taylor; Big Chief, White Eagles, Gerald " Jake" ...
Michael Proctor Smith
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The Poetry of Life in Literature
They were waiting for Montana, better known as "Tootie" to his friends, to appear in this year's new Mardi Gras Indian suit. Tootie has been given the honorary title of Big Chief of the Yellow Pocahontas Tribe because of the beauty of his work.
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2000
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Standard Catalog of Farm Tractors 1890 to 1960
Big Chief Two different models of the Big Chief were offered in 1953. The “251” used either the Kohler K7-2 engine or the Briggs & Stratton 8R6 engine, both capable of about 7 horsepower. The Big Chief “303” was the largest of the line, with ...
C. H. Wendel, 2000
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Water reuse in a paper reprocessing plant
School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, Big Chief Roofing Company. The effectiveness of sodium for controlling slime growth was determined since it is added to the system as sodium hydroxide for pH control. The results of ...
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development, University of Oklahoma. School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, Oklahoma. University. School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, 1976
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Mineral Resource Inventory--Bureau of Land Management, ...
Major thrust faults mapped in the Downeyville area include the Holly Well fault, an overturned thrust fault that crops out east of Downeyville in the Lodi allochthon , and the Big Chief fault, an inferred thrust fault (possibly also overturned) that ...
Joseph V. Tingley, Jack G. Quade, Larry J. Garside, 1990
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Traditions of the Arapaho
There was a big camp-circle in which a certain Big-Chief controlled the people. This chief had a brother who was just of age to be of service to the chief, but he was too lazy even to attend to himself. His clothes and appearance were untidy, ...
George Amos Dorsey, 1903
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The Little Lady of the Big House
Her sire is Big Chief, if you know our racing register. He sold for sixty thousand when he was a cripple. We borrowed the use of him. She was his only get of the season. But look at her! She's got his chest and lungs. I had my choices—mares ...
Jack London, 1928
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An Introduction to Moral Philosophy and Moral Education
What was done was done for fear of the Big Chief, so to speak, and there was little or no distinction between what ought to be done and what needed to be done in order to survive or avoid trouble. In such a situation there is a clear explanation ...
Robin Barrow, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIG CHIEF»

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Community Calendar: Friends of Indian Springs to meet
For tickets call the Big Chief Country Store at 770-775-5350. For more information, visit thevillageatindiansprings.com or the village page on ... «jacksonprogress-argus, Jul 15»
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Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indian, Bo Dollis, Jr. shines at Ogden …
Bo Dollis, Jr. is the son of the late Bo Dollis, Sr., Chief of the Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians. In his role as Big Chief, Bo Dollis, Sr. helped to ... «My New Orleans, Jul 15»
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Are your friends impatient when you don't text back?
... of vomit or because the Pony Express got pulled over by Big Chief Sitting Bull, nowadays, we can't just put it down to 'one of those things'. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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2015 Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival: Day 2 wrap up
He paid tribute to Longhair with Big Chief and Tipitina, nodded to Fats and Ernie K-Doe, and sampled some of his best material. Yes We Can ... «Oregon Music News, Jul 15»
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Beyond Essence Fest: Music in New Orleans for Saturday, July 4 …
His "nouveau swing" takes in modern jazz, R&B, Mardi Gras Indian beats – Harrison is also a Big Chief – and other styles. He's worked with a ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
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Kahuna Kupuna surf classic at Linda Mar Beach on July 25
Kahuna, in Hawaiian, roughly means "Big Chief" and Kupuna means "wise elder." Age groups and divisions include: 40 — 49 Junior Kupuna; ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
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Music in New Orleans for Thursday, July 2, 2015: Trey Songz at the …
Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Smiley Ricks leads his band One Nation at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street. It's Zydeco Night with Geno Delafose at ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
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Full Circle: New Orleans to Nepal
... auction and music by Harmonouche & Zazou City, Martin Krusche & Andrew MacLean, Big Chief David Montana and Widman John of the Wild Tchoupitoulas. «bestofneworleans.com, Jul 15»
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STREET OUTLAWS Recap: LA Could Sure Talk It, but Did They …
Lucky for Chuck, he took it easily, beating the big-tire car, giving Chuck a $5K win–one Big Chief said there was no way Chuck could have ... «TVRuckus, Jun 15»
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The Week in Photos for 6/30/2015
A week after he ran second in an allowance/optional claiming event, Big Chief Racing's Crucero stunned the field in the $150,000 San Juan ... «BloodHorse.com, Jun 15»

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