lilliput

Speech parts

1. lilliput - Noun

2. Lilliput - Proper noun

Meaning

a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lilliputian liliput

Hypernyms

fictitious place imaginary place mythical place

Examples

Despite the depth and subtlety of the book, it is often classified as a children's story because of the popularity of the Lilliput section (frequently bowdlerised ) as a book for children. Source: Internet

From 1738 to 1746, Edward Cave published in occasional issues of The Gentleman's Magazine semi-fictionalized accounts of contemporary debates in the two Houses of Parliament under the title of Debates in the Senate of Lilliput. Source: Internet

Clothing: Hat ($425, by special order) LILLIPUT HATS. Source: Internet

There is a series of collectable model houses known as "Lilliput Lane". Source: Internet

Wilmer S. E., (Ed.) Beckett in Dublin (Dublin: Lilliput Press, 1992), p. 28 When he explained to Beckett that he was playing Lucky as if he were suffering from Parkinson's, Beckett said, "'Yes, of course.' Source: Internet

However, he refuses to reduce the island nation of Blefuscu to a province of Lilliput, displeasing the King and the court. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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