All related terms of 'the great'

an extensive conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere , visible north of latitude 40°. The seven brightest stars form the Plough . A line through the two brightest stars points to the Pole Star lying in Ursa Minor

a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion , containing Sirius , the brightest star in the sky

a fault valley across the whole of Scotland, extending southwest from the Moray Firth in the east to Loch Linnhe and containing Loch Ness and Loch Lochy

the migration of Boer farmers with their slaves and African servants from the Cape Colony to the north and east from about 1836 to 1845 to escape British authority

849–99, king of Wessex (871–99) and overlord of England, who defeated the Danes and encouraged learning and writing in English

?742–814 ad , king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms, and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe . Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning

the constellation Ursa Major

→ another name for Peter I

a film (1963) directed by John Sturges, written by James Clavell and W. R . Burnett , based on a book by Paul Brickhill, and starring Steve McQueen . It follows an attempt made by Allied prisoners of war to escape a German prisoner of war camp during World War II

a novel (1925) by F Scott Fitzgerald , noted for its portrayal of 1920s America

karroo in S South Africa : c . 350 mi (563 km) long & 2,000 to 3,000 ft (610 to 914 m ) high

a vaguely defined deity symbolizing maternity , the fertility of the earth, and femininity in general; the central figure in the religions of ancient Anatolia , the Near East, and the eastern Mediterranean , later sometimes taking the form of a specific goddess , as Cybele , Rhea , or Demeter

the states or nations of the world with the most economic , political and military strength

The unwashed or the great unwashed is a way of referring to poor or ordinary people.

356–323 bc , king of Macedon , who conquered Greece (336), Egypt (331), and the Persian Empire (328), and founded Alexandria

official title Frederick II . 1712–86, king of Prussia (1740–86); son of Frederick William I. He gained Silesia during the War of Austrian Succession (1740–48) and his military genius during the Seven Years' War (1756–63) established Prussia as a European power. He was also a noted patron of the arts

a movement of religious revival in the American Colonies from c. 1720 to the time of the Revolution

the phenomenon whereby certain people are rumoured to be possible presidential or gubernatorial candidates before the rumour is denied or endorsed

the three large pyramids at G îza, Egypt : the largest is the Pyramid of Khufu

the conflict between Charles I and the Parliamentarians resulting from disputes over their respective prerogatives . Parliament gained decisive victories at Marston Moor in 1644 and Naseby in 1645, and Charles was executed in 1649

the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s

a nickname for the state of Michigan

to die

the attempt by the People's Republic of China in 1959–60 to solve the country's economic problems by labour-intensive industrialization

an annual record of the accounts of a sheriff or other minister of the crown kept at the British Exchequer from the 12th to the 19th centuries

died 1035, Danish king of England (1016–35), Denmark (1018–35), and Norway (1028–35). He defeated Edmund II of England (1016), but divided the kingdom with him until Edmund's death . An able ruler , he invaded Scotland (1027) and drove Olaf II from Norway (1028)

the unknown ; the world outside the range of human perception , esp life after death in certain religious beliefs

name of thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty of Syria

Saint . died 307 ad , legendary Christian martyr of Alexandria , who was tortured on a spiked wheel and beheaded

?742–814 ad , king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms , and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe . Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning

the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment

the major indentation of the S coast of Australia , from Cape Pasley in W Australia to the Eyre Peninsula in S Australia

a kingdom of NW Europe, consisting chiefly of the island of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland : became the world's leading colonial power in the 18th century; the first country to undergo the Industrial Revolution . It became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1921, after the rest of Ireland became autonomous as the Irish Free State. Primarily it is a trading nation , the chief export is services and London is the world's largest financial centre; joined the Common Market (now the European Union ) in January 1973; referendum (2016) decided narrowly in favour of the UK leaving the European Union, which it did in 2020. Official language: English; Gaelic , Welsh , and other minority languages. Religion : Christian majority . Currency : pound sterling . Capital: London. Pop: 66 181 585 (2017 est). Area: 244 110 sq km (94 251 sq miles)

an annual record of the accounts of a sheriff or other minister of the crown kept at the British Exchequer from the 12th to the 19th centuries