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I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
Isoroku Yamamoto

Meaning of "sleeping giant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLEEPING GIANT

sleeping giant  [ˈsliːpɪŋ ˈdʒaɪənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLEEPING GIANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sleeping giant is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES SLEEPING GIANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sleeping giant in the English dictionary

The definition of sleeping giant in the dictionary is an organization that has unrealized potential.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLEEPING GIANT


affiant
əˈfaɪənt
Bryant
ˈbraɪənt
client
ˈklaɪənt
compliant
kəmˈplaɪənt
defiant
dɪˈfaɪənt
giant
ˈdʒaɪənt
hiant
ˈhaɪənt
incompliant
ˌɪnkəmˈplaɪənt
multiclient
ˌmʌltɪˈklaɪənt
naiant
ˈnaɪənt
olefiant
ˌəʊlɪˈfaɪənt
pliant
ˈplaɪənt
reliant
rɪˈlaɪənt
riant
ˈraɪənt
scient
ˈsaɪənt
self-reliant
ˌsɛlfrɪˈlaɪənt
sient
ˈsaɪənt
supergiant
ˈsuːpəˌdʒaɪənt
uncompliant
ˌʌnkəmˈplaɪənt
unpliant
ʌnˈplaɪənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLEEPING GIANT

sleepily
sleepiness
sleeping
sleeping accommodation
sleeping area
sleeping bag
sleeping berth
sleeping car
sleeping draught
sleeping partner
sleeping pill
sleeping policeman
sleeping policemen
sleeping porch
sleeping position
sleeping problems
sleeping quarters
sleeping sickness
sleeping suit
sleeping tablet

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLEEPING GIANT

allegiant
brilliant
covariant
criant
defoliant
deviant
exfoliant
gas giant
humiliant
invariant
irradiant
luxuriant
mediant
officiant
radiant
red giant
sharia-compliant
suppliant
valiant
variant

Synonyms and antonyms of sleeping giant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sleeping giant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLEEPING GIANT

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

Translator English - Chinese

沉睡的巨人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gigante dormido
570 millions of speakers

English

sleeping giant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नींद की विशाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العملاق النائم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спящий гигант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gigante adormecido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘুমন্ত দৈত্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

géant endormi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gergasi tidur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlafenden Riesen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

眠れる巨人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잠자는 거인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Turu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khổng lồ ngủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூங்கும் இராட்சத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोपलेला राक्षस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uyuyan dev
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gigante addormentato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śpiący olbrzym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сплячий гігант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gigant adormit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοιμώμενος γίγαντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slapende reus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sovande jätte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sovende kjempe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sleeping giant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPING GIANT»

The term «sleeping giant» is regularly used and occupies the 83.065 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLEEPING GIANT» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «SLEEPING GIANT»

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Isoroku Yamamoto
I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLEEPING GIANT»

Discover the use of sleeping giant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sleeping giant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sleeping Giant: No Movement of God Without Men of God
Offers advice for pastors on engaging men and calling them to action in the church in order to rectify the growing misconception that worldly possessions define a man's identity.
Kenny Luck, 2012
2
Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Helping Teachers Develop as ...
The book discusses the challenges that teacher leaders face, such as deciding to accept a leadership role, building principal–teacher leader relationships, and working with peers.
Marilyn Katzenmeyer, Gayle Moller, 2009
3
The Sleeping Giant: The Awakening of the Self-Employed ...
This book brings together 20 entrepreneurs, each sharing their powerful and inspiring stories of how they found success through self-empowerment. Each one started with an idea - and most had no experience and no money.
Ken McElroy, 2013
4
Waking the Sleeping Giant: How Mainstream Americans Can Beat ...
Explores leftist techniques and policies that the author claims have put the United States on the wrong path and describes how to counter them to combat political and economic ruin.
Timothy C. Daughtry, Ph.D., Gary R. Casselman, Ph.D., 2012
5
Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant: Prospects for Commercial ...
Awakening Africa's Sleeping Giant' explores the feasibility of restoring international competitiveness and growth in African agriculture through the identification of products and production systems that can underpin rapid development of a ...
Michael L. Morris, Hans P. Binswanger-Mikhize, Derek Byerlee, 2009
6
The Sleeping Giant of Goll
Eric, Julie, and Neal try to stop the giant robot Lord Sparr has woken up and now controls.
Tony Abbott, 2008
7
Hamden: Tales from the Sleeping Giant
Witness the birth of the ?Industrial Revolution with the building of Eli Whitney’s famous factory, wander past the buried cars in the Ghost Lot of Hamden Plaza and hear the tale of the courageous Hamden soldiers who fought in the Civil ...
Eric D. Lehman, 2010
8
Deming's profound changes: when will the sleeping giant awaken?
This volume exploresin depthneo-Taylorism (where it came from and what its beliefs are), Deming's philosophy (his system of profound knowledge and his 14 points), and suggests how Deming's philosophyif adoptedcould be an antidote for today ...
Kenneth T. Delavigne, J. Daniel Robertson, 1994
9
Awakening the Sleeping Giant
AUDIENCE- Pastors- Individual Believers- Sunday School Teachers- Christian Education Directors
Rob Burkhart, 2003
10
Sleeping Giant: Awakening the Transatlantic Services Economy
This volume explores the prospects and challenges associated with opening the transatlantic service economy.
Daniel S. Hamilton, Joseph P. Quinlan, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLEEPING GIANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sleeping giant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why coconut farming is a sleeping giant
The coconut sector is perceived as a “sleeping giant” with government's estimate indicating that if awakened it could inject over Sh25 billion into the economy ... «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
2
Hiker falls at Sleeping Giant Park
HAMDEN, Conn. (WTNH)– Police are investigating in Hamden after a hiker fell at Sleeping Giant State Park Saturday. The investigation is underway after that ... «WTNH, May 15»
3
Cannes 2015: Andrew Cividino debuts with Thunder Bay-shot …
The filmmaker was in Thunder Bay two summers ago preparing to shoot The Sleeping Giant when the money dried up. But rather than call it quits, he shot a ... «National Post, May 15»
4
Cannes Film Review: 'Sleeping Giant'
A near-tangible slick of midsummer sweat sits heavily atop each scene in Andrew Cividino's diverting debut feature, “Sleeping Giant,” lending welcome sensual ... «Variety, May 15»
5
Sleeping Giant
They are playing a concert tomorrow night at 7:30pm that features Theo Bleckmann; created by the orchestra's resident composer's collective, “Sleeping Giant,” ... «WAMC, May 15»
6
Sleeping Giant, directed by rookie Andrew Cividino, to debut at …
Ontario-bred Andrew Cividino says he never dreamt he'd debut his first feature at the Cannes Film Festival. But the rookie writer/director now finds himself ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
7
Canada's Sleeping Giant to rise and shine at Cannes
That's the path Ontario filmmaker Andrew Cividino has followed with Sleeping Giant, the coming-of-age story of a group of teenagers in a small Lake Superior ... «Toronto Star, Apr 15»
8
Constantine back to wake up 'sleeping giant' India
... reflecting soccer's struggle for growth in the cricket-obsessed nation and prompting FIFA president Sepp Blatter to term the country a "sleeping giant". «Reuters, Apr 15»
9
Perth Fest becomes a giant spectacle for young and old alike
Curious men and women were careful not to wake the sleeping giant, who is not ... Very few people were aware the Giant Diver was in fact one half of the ... «9news.com.au, Feb 15»
10
State IDs West Haven hiker who died in Sleeping Giant State Park
HAMDEN >> A 62-year-old West Haven man who collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack Sunday while hiking at Sleeping Giant State Park has been ... «New Haven Register, Dec 14»

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