Goliath

See also: goliath

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/

Proper noun

Goliath

  1. A giant who, according to the Bible, was vanquished in battle with King David.
  2. A male given name

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Noun

Goliath (plural Goliaths)

  1. (figuratively) Any large person or thing; someone or something that is abnormally large or powerful.
    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.
  2. A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.

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German

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Proper noun

Goliath m (genitive Goliaths)

  1. Goliath (biblical character)
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