LILLIPUT


Meaning of LILLIPUT in English

I. ˈlilə̇(ˌ)pət, -lē(ˌ)- adjective

Usage: sometimes capitalized

Etymology: from Lilliput, imaginary country in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726) inhabited by people six inches high

: lilliputian 2

these lilliput frogs — John Burroughs

II. noun

( -s )

Usage: sometimes capitalized

: lilliputian 2

would the Arabs show much respect for lilliputs when they seem ready to challenge giants — Hal Lehrman

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