Brob|ding|nag|i|an

Brob|ding|nag|i|an
Brob|ding|nag|i|an «BROB dihng NAG ee uhn», adjective, noun.
–adj.
2. of or like Brobdingnag.
–n.
a giant.

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  • Brob|ding|nag — «BROB dihng nag», noun. the land of giants in Jonathan Swift s Gulliver s Travels …   Useful english dictionary

  • nag — brob·ding·nag·ian; cae·nag·nath·i·for·mes; iba·nag; me·nag·er·ie; me·nag·er·ist; mit·nag·ged; nag·a·tel·ite; nag·gar; nag·ger; nag·gle; nag·gly; nag·kassar; nag·maal; nag·nag; nag·nag; nag·pur; nag·ya·gite; pad·nag; ta·nag·ri·dae; nag; nag·gish;… …   English syllables

  • brob — brob; brob·ding·nag·ian; brob·dig·nag·ian; …   English syllables

  • ding — bid·ding; boe·del·hou·ding; boe·del·schei·ding; brob·ding·nag·ian; clad·ding; cod·ding·ton; ding; ding·ey; ding·man; eil·ding; el·ding; fad·ding; for·bid·ding; gaul·ding; had·ding·ton·shire; hai·ding·er·ite; har·ding·grass; hum·ding·er; jed·ding; …   English syllables

  • Brobdingnag — /brob ding nag /, n. the region in Swift s Gulliver s Travels where everything was of enormous size. * * * …   Universalium

  • Brobdingnagian — /brob ding nag ee euhn/, adj. 1. of huge size; gigantic; tremendous. n. 2. an inhabitant of Brobdingnag. 3. a being of tremendous size; giant. [BROBDINGNAG + IAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • brobdingnagian — brob·ding·nag·ian …   English syllables

  • Brobdingnagian — Brob•ding•nag•i•an [[t]ˌbrɒb dɪŋˈnæg i ən[/t]] adj. lit. cv of huge size; gigantic • Etymology: after the land of Brobdingnag in Swift s Gulliver s Travels (1726) …   From formal English to slang

  • Brobdignagian — Brobdingnagian Brob ding*nag i*an, a. [From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in Gulliver s Travels. ] Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. n. A giant. [Spelt often {Brobdignagian}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Brobdingnagian — Brob ding*nag i*an, a. [From Brobdingnag, a country of giants in Gulliver s Travels. ] Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. n. A giant. [Spelt often {Brobdignagian}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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