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.
See also: giant, sleep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vienne-French
HilaryHIL-ə-reeEnglish
Murchadh-Irish, Scottish
Desislav-Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Duff[dʌf]
Pepitape-PEE-tahSpanish