Brobdingnagian

Variant of Brobdingnag

Brobdingnag definition

Brob·ding·nag (bräb′diŋ nag′)

noun

in Swift's Gulliver's Travels, a land inhabited by giants about 60 feet tall

Related Forms:

  • Brobdingnagian Brob′·ding·nag′·ian (-nag′ē ən) adjective, noun

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