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Goliath

Noun CEFR B1
ɡəˈlaɪəθ

Definitions

  1. A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.
  2. Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Goliath.
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  4. A male given name from Hebrew.
  5. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.

Equivalents

EspañolGoliat
FrançaisGoliath
DeutschGoliath
22 more languages
AfrikaansGoliat
العربيةجالوتجليات
CatalàGoliat
ČeštinaGoliáš
עבריתגולית
ՀայերենԳողիաթ
Bahasa IndonesiaGoliatJalut
Italianogolia
日本語ゴリアテ
한국어골리앗
Македонскиголијат
NederlandsGoliatGoliath
PolskiGoliat
PortuguêsGolias
РусскийГолиа́ф
SlovenščinaGoljat
SvenskaGoliat
KiswahiliGoliathi
TürkçeCalût
Tiếng ViệtGo-li-át

Examples

“That Goliath is so big and strong, the little man will never stand⟳ a chance against him if he on his wrong side.”
“The whisky category is a Goliath within the drinks industry.”
“The second gala is being held by the International Conservation Caucus Foundation, comprising the goliaths of international and animal wildlife conservation like⟳ the Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Federation.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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