big five

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big fahyv]
- /bɪg faɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big fahyv]
- /bɪg faɪv/

Definitions of big five words

noun big five the five countries considered to be the major world powers. In the period immediately following World War II, the US, Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and France were regarded as the Big Five 3
noun big five the lion, the elephant, the rhinoceros, the buffalo, and the leopard: considered to be the five principal African wild animals, esp as sought by those on safari 3
noun big five a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc 3
noun big five the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan during World War I and at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919. 1
noun big five (after World War II) the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and France. 1

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big five popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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