Lilliput
['lilipʌt]
Definition
(noun.) a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people.
Edited by Abraham--From WordNet
Examples
- Gets safe on shore in the country of Lilliput; is made a prisoner, and carried up the country. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility, comes to see the author in his confinement. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- As I was on the road, observing the littleness of the houses, the trees, the cattle, and the people, I began to think myself in Lilliput. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The empire of Blefuscu is an island situated to the north-east of Lilliput, from which it is parted only by a channel of eight hundred yards wide. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- The diversions of the court of Lilliput described. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described, together with the emperor's palace. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
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