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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 |
Consuelo | | kon-SWE-lo | Spanish |
Baha | | - | Arabic, Turkish |
Sigrun | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Tarina | | tahr-EEN-ə | English (Rare) |
Yngve | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Feidlimid | | - | Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology |