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goliath

Goliathnoun

Goliaths

/ɡəˈlaɪəθ/

Translations

The story of David and Goliath is well-known.

История о Давиде и Голиафе хорошо известна.

The company is a goliath in the tech industry.

Компания является гигантом в технологической индустрии.

Definitions

A person or thing of enormous size or strength.

The new skyscraper is a Goliath among the city's buildings, towering over everything else.

Synonyms

Goliathadjective

Used attributively before another noun to indicate exceptional size or power (e.g., “Goliath frog”, “Goliath beetle”).

Definitions

Used attributively before a noun to describe something exceptionally large or powerful.

Tourists were amazed by the Goliath heron standing motionless in the reeds.

Synonyms

Goliathproper noun

/ɡəˈlaɪ.əθ/

Capitalized name of the Philistine giant in the biblical story.

Definitions

The giant Philistine warrior slain by the Hebrew shepherd David with a stone and a sling in the biblical Book of 1 Samuel.

According to the biblical narrative, Goliath challenged the Israelites before being defeated by David.