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Godzilla.

A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ɡɒdˈzɪlə/Received-Pronunciation/ɡɑdˈzɪlə/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ɡɔdˈzɪlə/Australia
  1. A fictional Japanese monster (kaiju) from a series of science-fiction films.

Where this word comes from

From Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).

noun/ɡɒdˈzɪlə/Received-Pronunciation/ɡɑdˈzɪlə/Atlantic-Canada, General-American/ɡɔdˈzɪlə/Australia
  1. Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.

    figuratively
    a Godzilla of a tower building
Where this word comes from

From Japanese ゴジラ (Gojira), blend created for the movie from the words ゴリラ (gorira, “gorilla”) and 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).

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