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Meaning of "Lilliputian" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LILLIPUTIAN

From Lilliput, an imaginary country of tiny inhabitants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726).
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PRONUNCIATION OF LILLIPUTIAN

Lilliputian  [ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LILLIPUTIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lilliputian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LILLIPUTIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lilliputian

Lilliput and Blefuscu

Lilliput and Blefuscu are two fictional island nations that appear in the first part of the 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. The two islands are neighbours in the South Indian Ocean, separated by a channel eight hundred yards wide. Both are inhabited by tiny people who are about one-twelfth the height of ordinary human beings. Both kingdoms are empires, i.e. realms ruled by a self-styled emperor. The capital of Lilliput is Mildendo.

Definition of Lilliputian in the English dictionary

The first definition of Lilliputian in the dictionary is a tiny person or being. Other definition of Lilliputian is tiny; very small. Lilliputian is also petty or trivial.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LILLIPUTIAN


Appalachian
ˌæpəˈleɪtʃɪən
Boeotian
bɪˈəʊʃɪən
Cilician
sɪˈlɪʃɪən
Galician
ɡəˈlɪʃɪən
Gratian
ˈɡreɪʃɪən
Haitian
ˈheɪʃɪən
Kampuchean
ˌkæmpʊˈtʃɪən
Laotian
ˈlaʊʃɪən
Laplacian
ləˈpleɪʃɪən
Lusatian
luːˈseɪʃɪən
Mercian
ˈmɜːʃɪən
Nietzschean
ˈniːtʃɪən
Ordovician
ˌɔːdəʊˈvɪʃɪən
pancratian
pænˈkreɪʃɪən
periscian
pəˈrɪʃɪən
Priscian
ˈprɪʃɪən
Sarmatian
sɑːˈmeɪʃɪən
Silesian
saɪˈliːʃɪən
Thracian
ˈθreɪʃɪən
Tsimshian
ˈtʃɪmʃɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LILLIPUTIAN

Lilburn
Lilburne
liliaceous
lilied
Lilienthal
lilies
lilies of the valley
Lilith
Liliuokalani
Lille
Lillee
lilliput
lilly-pilly
Lilo
Lilongwe

WORDS THAT END LIKE LILLIPUTIAN

Aleutian
Alsatian
Christian
Croatian
Dalmatian
dietitian
Early Christian
Egyptian
Faustian
Hetian
Martian
Mauritian
Nova Scotian
Ossetian
Penutian
Sebastian
Serbo-Croatian
Tahitian
Titian
Venetian

Synonyms and antonyms of Lilliputian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LILLIPUTIAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «Lilliputian» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of Lilliputian

Translation of «Lilliputian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LILLIPUTIAN

Find out the translation of Lilliputian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lilliputian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lilliputian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小人国
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

liliputiense
570 millions of speakers

English

Lilliputian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिलिपुट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قزم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лилипут
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

liliputiano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খর্বকায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lilliputien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lilliputian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Liliputaner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

リリパット人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

릴리펏
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lilliputian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lilliputian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Lilliputian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिलिपुूतियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

liliput´lu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lillipuziano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lilipuci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ліліпут
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

liliputan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιλιπούτειο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lilliputter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lilliputian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lilliputian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lilliputian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LILLIPUTIAN»

The term «Lilliputian» is regularly used and occupies the 55.382 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LILLIPUTIAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LILLIPUTIAN»

Discover the use of Lilliputian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lilliputian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lilliputian Newspapers
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
James D. Henderson, 2007
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Lilliputian Friends - Skyros, the Sporades, Greece
Lilliputian Friends - Skyros Super short haul ”Mummy, mummy, when are we going to take off?” my little brother asked, slowly opening his tired eyes. “We have already landed darling!” that's what he heard in response trying to believe his ears ...
Magdalena Matulewicz, Witold Matulewicz
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The Lilliputian Library, or, Gullivers Museum [book 2]
Lilliputius Gulliver. THE LILLIPUTIAN LIBRARY, OR, GULLIVERS MUSEUM LILLIPUTIUS GULLIVER LILLIPUTIAN. LIBRARY, GULLIVERS MUSEUM IN TEN VOLUMES. ' CONTAINING ch-ruus. Front Cover.
Lilliputius Gulliver
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Poliscide: Big Government, Big Science, Lilliputian Politics
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Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg, 1976
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Grade Models and Methods for Data Analysis: With ...
The Lilliputian curve of ^l in Fig. 3.1 is convex. Generally, a Lilliputian curve is convex if and only if the density /c exists almost everywhere and is nondecreasing (see Fig. 3.1). Lilliputian variables with convex Lilliputian curves play an important ...
Teresa Kowalczyk, Elzbieta Pleszczynska, Frederick Ruland, 2004
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Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
Lilliputian hallucinations have been reported in children with scarlet fever and measles.351 Palinopsia Palinopsia is a rare symptom in which there is visual perseveration beyond the physiological afterimage.69,175,227 It is experienced as a ...
Michael C. Brodsky, 2010
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The Newbery Companion: Booktalk and Related Materials for ...
This book was followed by many additional titles including The Lilliputian Magazine. Although it was small — truly Lilliputian in size — the term magazine was a misnomer because it appeared in 1 75 1 in a single volume without further  ...
John Thomas Gillespie, Corinne J. Naden, 2001
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The Comic Almanack for 1836: An Ephemeris in Jest and Ernest ..
THE LILLIPUTIAN BOOK OF BEAUTY, THE LILLIPUTIAN FORGET-ME-NOT, THE LILLIPUTIAN SACRED ANNUAL, each with lirfifeiuitiftil eiitrrarinirs on steel. THE LILLIPUTIAN PICTURESQUE AN. NUAL, with illustrations oo wood.
Rigdum Funnidos, George Cruikshank, 1836
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Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels
The Lilliputian Emperor On one level, the Lilliputian emperor represents George I of England. Swift had no admiration for this king, and uses Lilliputian court practices allegorically to criticize the English monarch. On another level the tiny ...
Marguerite Feitlowitz, Jonathan Swift, 1984
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The Lilliputian Magazine, Or, the Young Gentleman and Lady's ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LILLIPUTIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lilliputian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Review: Ant-Man's heroic efforts no small feat - Vancouver Courier
Despite the suit and the Lilliputian size, Rudd manages to be his likeable self, which compensates when the action lags. Ant-Man plays at ... «Vancouver Courier, Jul 15»
2
Shoes on and dignity fully intact - St. Joseph News-Press and FOX …
The dumping out of my pockets. The shedding of my belt. The baggies of Lilliputian-sized shampoos and toothpaste put on display. «News-Press Now, Jul 15»
3
San Diego's famous Balboa Park hits the century mark
San Diego, today the eighth-largest city in the United States, was Lilliputian with a population of roughly 32,000. Both San Francisco and Los ... «Connectstatesboro, Jul 15»
4
Wolff: Mayor Mike doesn't need the Web
In other words, after 12 years away, the mayor returned to find rather a Lilliputian takeover of his company and name. In something of a ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
5
Museum & Gallery Listings for July 17-23
Each features a luminous, pastoral landscape sparely dotted by silhouetted, Lilliputian figures. Each also has a shelf jutting out from the bottom ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
6 pint-sized Irish heroes who really pack a punch
Stringer's speed of thought and pass and his elusiveness helped him succeed in a game where he often looked like a Lilliputian in a world of Gullivers, but he ... «JOE, Jul 15»
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K Street bundles for Clinton, Bush, Rubio Ogilvy's Ross to APCO …
Squire Patton Boggs: LILLIPUTIAN SYSTEMS INC (Q2 Termination (no activity)). Squire Patton Boggs: RGM Advisors, LLC (Q2 Termination). «Politico, Jul 15»
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Conga-line of conservatives pushes clean coal uphill
... laws of the ACT and the penalties imposed by our Lilliputian government, what reasonable prospect globally is there of guaranteeing that its ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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There's not a trace of shaving foam in sight in the early Turners on …
When painting the 'Chapter-House' (1801), for example, he shrank the children playing near the central pillar to a Lilliputian scale, thus making ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Nature Journal: Land snails are marvelous to behold
They make box turtles and toads look like speed merchants. But neither do they stumble and bumble around in their Lilliputian world of mosses, ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»

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