Etymology

lilliputian

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Today it means: A very small person or being. Full definition →

English Lilliput ← Irish [Term?]bor.?
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  1. Irish[Term?]bor.?
  2. EnglishLilliput
  3. English todaylilliputian

From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.

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