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sleeping giant
sleeping giant
a great power that is still and waiting. The huge country to the south is a sleeping giant, waiting for its chance to become sufficiently industrialized to have real prosperity. The U.S. was a sleeping giant at the outbreak of both world wars.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Oz (1) | | AHZ | English |
| Seraphina | | - | English (Rare), German (Rare), Late Roman |
| Yachin | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Abital | | AB-i-tal (English) | Biblical |
| Carlson | | ['ka:lsən] | |
| Spartak | | - | Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian |