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gul·liv·er
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Princeton's WordNet
Gullivernoun
a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift
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Gulliver is the protagonist in Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver's Travels". In the book, Gulliver is a surgeon from England who becomes a sea voyage captain and goes through various extraordinary adventures in mythical lands, encountering different civilizations and strange creatures. The name Gulliver is often used to reference the novel or a person who embarks on fantastic voyages or experiences bizarre incidents.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Gulliver
the hero of Swift's satirical romance entitled "Gulliver's Travels," which records his adventures among the pigmies of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the quacks of Laputa, and the Houyhnhnms (q. v.).
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Who Was Who?
Gulliver
A Munchausen-Doctor Cook-Peary traveler who never submitted his proofs, but who found a credulous publisher and a gullible public. Never lectured.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
GULLIVER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gulliver is ranked #27756 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Gulliver surname appeared 866 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Gulliver.
80.6% or 698 total occurrences were White.
10.8% or 94 total occurrences were Black.
4.8% or 42 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.8% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gulliver in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gulliver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of gulliver in a Sentence
It would have been a bloody big job to move. And until the UK government started attacking the likes of HSBC, they didn't have any desire to move, the tax concessions are a good thing. What Gulliver needs to do now is tidy up the bank.
It would have been a bloody big job to move. And until the UK government started attacking the likes of HSBC, they (HSBC) didn't have any desire to move, the tax concessions are a good thing. What Gulliver needs to do now is tidy up the bank.
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- جاليفرArabic
- The word "gulliver" can be translated as "Gulliver" in German, as it is a proper noun referring to the character from Jonathan Swift's novel. If you need a specific context or additional information, please let me know!German
- κόλποςGreek
- The word "gulliver" can be translated to Spanish as "Gulliver," as it is a proper noun and the name of a character from Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver's Travels." If you need a specific context or a different translation, please provide more detailSpanish
- گلیورPersian
- GulliverFrench
- गुलिवरHindi
- GulliverHungarian
- գյուլիվերArmenian
- orang bodohIndonesian
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- ಗಲಿವರ್Kannada
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- กัลลิเวอร์Thai
- GulliverTurkish
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- 格列佛Chinese
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