LILLIPUTIAN


Meaning of LILLIPUTIAN in English

/ ˌlɪlɪˈpjuːʃn; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) extremely small

SYN diminutive , tiny

ORIGIN: From the land of Lilliput , in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels , where the people are only 15 cm high.

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