Meanings
proper nounthe Great Game
- historicalThe strategic rivalry and conflict between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia, mainly during the 19th century.
Translations
Arabic اللعبة الكبرى
- اللعبة الكبرىthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Basque Joko Handia
- Joko Handiathe strategic rivalry and conflict
Bulgarian Голямата игра
- Голямата игра (Goljamata igra)the strategic rivalry and conflict
Chinese Mandarin 大博弈
- 大博弈the strategic rivalry and conflict
Czech Velká hra
- Velká hrathe strategic rivalry and conflict
Esperanto Granda Ludo
- Granda Ludothe strategic rivalry and conflict
Estonian Suur mäng
- Suur mängthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Finnish suuri peli
- suuri pelithe strategic rivalry and conflict
French Grand Jeu
- Grand Jeuthe strategic rivalry and conflict
German Große Spiel
- Große Spielthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Hebrew המשחק הגדול
- המשחק הגדולthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Hungarian nagy játszma
- nagy játszmathe strategic rivalry and conflict
Indonesian Permainan Besar
- Permainan Besarthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Italian Grande Gioco
- Grande Giocothe strategic rivalry and conflict
Japanese グレート・ゲーム
- グレート・ゲームthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Korean 그레이트 게임
- 그레이트 게임 (geureiteu geim)the strategic rivalry and conflict
Latin Magnus Ludus
- Magnus Ludusthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Latvian Lielā spēle
- Lielā spēlethe strategic rivalry and conflict
Norwegian store spillet
- store spilletthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Persian بازی بزرگ
- بازی بزرگthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Polish Wielka Gra
- Wielka Grathe strategic rivalry and conflict
Portuguese Grande Jogo
- Grande Jogothe strategic rivalry and conflict
Russian Больша́я игра́
- Больша́я игра́ (Bolʹšája igrá)the strategic rivalry and conflict
Slovak Veľká hra
- Veľká hrathe strategic rivalry and conflict
Spanish Gran Juego
- Gran Juegothe strategic rivalry and conflict
Swedish stora spelet
- stora speletthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Turkish Büyük Oyun
- Büyük Oyunthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Ukrainian Велика гра
- Велика гра (Velyka hra)the strategic rivalry and conflict
Urdu عظیم چالبازیاں
- عظیم چالبازیاںthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Vietnamese Ván cờ Lớn
- Ván cờ Lớnthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Welsh Gêm Fawr
- Gêm Fawrthe strategic rivalry and conflict
Cite this entry
APA
Great Game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Game
MLA
“Great Game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Game. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Great Game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Game.
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