GREAT DEPRESSION, THE


Meaning of GREAT DEPRESSION, THE in English

ˌGreat Deˈpression, the BrE AmE

the severe economic problems that followed the ↑ Wall Street Crash of 1929. In the early 1930s, many banks and businesses failed, and millions of people lost their jobs in the US and in the UK and the rest of Europe. ⇨ ↑ Jarrow , ↑ New Deal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.