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great wall

great wall noun: synonym of galaxy filament.

Noun

great wall (plural great walls)

  1. Synonym of galaxy filament
    Synonyms:
    galaxy filament

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Great Wall

the Great Wall

  1. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Great Wall of China.
    • China ſituated in the furtheſt part of Aſia, borders towards the Eaſt, South, and Weſt, upon the great Indian Sea, and is called Tung by the Chineſes, which ſignifies Eaſterly. And on the North it is ſeparated from the Kingdoms of Ninche, and Nicolhan, by that famous Wall which was made by thoſe of...[1669, John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, →OCLC, page 6
    • The Gates of the Great Wall are defended on the ſide of China, by pretty large Forts : The firſt of them to the Eaſt is call'd Shang-bay-Quan, it ſtands near the Wall, which extends, from the Bulwark before-mentioned, the Space of a League, along a Country perfectly level, and does not begin to...1741, Uncredited translator, A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary by Jean-Baptiste du Halde, London: Edward Cave, pages 20-21
  2. (colloquial) The high barrier of entry to enter or discouragement to forming a romantic relationship with a Chinese person especially for a non-Chinese person.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Great Wall

Great Wall

  1. One of several galaxy filaments, which are the largest cosmic structures, being larger than a supercluster, forming partitions between cosmic voids, and contributing to the structure of the cosmic web.
    • BOSS Great Wall

Synonyms of great wall

Forms of great wall

pluralgreat walls

Questions about great wall

What does great wall mean?
Great wall means synonym of galaxy filament.
What part of speech is great wall?
Great wall can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of great wall?
The plural of great wall is great walls.

Words near great wall in the dictionary

  1. great vessel
  2. great vessels
  3. Great Vowel Shift
  4. Great Wagon
  5. Great Wakering
  6. great wall
  7. Great Wall of China
  8. Great Wall of Sand
  9. great walls
  10. Great Waltham
  11. Great War

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