English-Thai Dictionary

lilliputian

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LILLIPUTIAN

LILLIPUTIAN Lil `li *pu "tian, n.

 

1. One belonging to a very diminutive race described in Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput. "

 

2. Hence:

 

Defn: A person or thing of very small size.

 

LILLIPUTIAN

LILLIPUTIAN Lil `li *pu "tian, a.

 

1. Of or having to the imaginary island of Lilliput described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.

 

2. Hence:

 

Defn: Of very small size; diminutive; dwarfed.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Lilliputian

Lil li pu tian |ˌliləˈpyo͞oSHən ˈˌlɪləˈˌpjuʃən | ▶adjective trivial or very small: America's banks no longer look Lilliputian in comparison with Japan's. ▶noun a trivial or very small person or thing. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from the imaginary country of Lilliput in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, inhabited by people 6 inches (15 cm ) high, + -ian .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Lilliputian

Lilliputian |ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃ (ə )n | ▶adjective trivial or very small: America's banks look Lilliputian in comparison with Japan's. ▶noun a trivial or very small person or thing. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from the imaginary country of Lilliput in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, inhabited by people 6 inches (15 cm ) high, + -ian .

 

French Dictionary

lilliputien

lilliputien , ienne adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Minuscule. : Un personnage lilliputien. Note Orthographique li ll iputien.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Lilliput

Lil li put /lɪ́lɪpʌ̀t, -pʊ̀t, -pət /名詞 リリパット 〘Swift作 Gulliver's Travels に出てくる小人の国 〙.

 

Lilliputian

Lil li pu tian /lɪ̀lɪpjúːʃ (ə )n, -ʃiən /形容詞 1 リリパット (Lilliput )の .2 ｟文 ｠〖l- 〗非常に小さい, つまらない .名詞 C 1 リリパットの住民 .2 〖l- 〗小人 ; 狭量な人 .