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great seal
nounC1
/ˌɡreɪt ˈsiːl/The official seal of a sovereign state or its highest authority, used to authenticate documents of the highest importance.
great slave lake
nounLow
/ˌɡreɪt ˈsleɪv ˌleɪk/A large, deep lake in Canada's Northwest Territories, named after the Slavey First Nations people. It is the deepest lake in North America.
great slave river
nounRare
/ɡreɪt sleɪv ˈrɪvə/A major river in Canada's Northwest Territories, named after the Slavey First Nations people.
great smoky mountains
plural-nounB2
/ˌɡreɪt ˌsməʊ.ki ˈmaʊn.tɪnz/A major mountain range of the Appalachian system, located along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States.
great smoky mountains national park
nounLow (Proper noun, specific location)
/ˌɡreɪt ˌsməʊ.ki ˈmaʊn.tɪnz ˈnæʃ.nəl pɑːk/A large protected natural area located along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina in the southeastern United States, preserving a major range of the Appalachian Mountains.
great society
nounC2
/ˌɡreɪt səˈsaɪəti/The name of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic reform program (1964–65), which aimed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice.
great soil group
nounLow (Specialist)
/ˌɡreɪt ˈsɔɪl ɡruːp/A major classification unit for soils in a soil classification system, based on broad similarities in soil-forming processes, parent material, climate, and resulting profile characteristics.
great south bay
nounLow
/ˌɡreɪt ˌsaʊθ ˈbeɪ/A specific, shallow lagoon on the southern shore of Long Island, New York, USA, separating the mainland from the barrier islands.
great spirit
nounC1/C2
/ˌɡreɪt ˈspɪr.ɪt/A term for the supreme deity or divine power in some Indigenous North American spiritual traditions, often understood as a transcendent, benevolent, and creative force.
great st bernard pass
nounLow
/ˌɡreɪt sənt ˈbɜːnəd pɑːs/A high mountain pass in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy.
great st. bernard
nounC1
/ˌɡreɪt ˌseɪnt ˈbɜːnəd/A high mountain pass in the Alps between Switzerland and Italy.
great stour
nounVery Low
/ˌɡreɪt ˈstaʊə/A proper noun referring to a specific river in Kent, England.
great sunday
nounLow-Medium
/ˌɡreɪt ˈsʌn.deɪ/A Sunday that is particularly enjoyable, relaxing, or special; a highly satisfying day of rest or leisure.
great synagogue
nounLow
/ɡreɪt ˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/A major or principal synagogue, often historically and architecturally significant.
great tit
nounC1/C2
/ˌɡreɪt ˈtɪt/A small, widespread songbird (Parus major) of Eurasia and parts of North Africa, with a black head, white cheeks, and yellow breast with a black stripe.
great toe
nounC1+ / Technical
/ˌɡreɪt ˈtəʊ/The first and largest digit of the foot; the big toe.
great trek
nounC1/C2
/ˌɡreɪt ˈtrek/A historical migration of Boer settlers (Voortrekkers) from the British-controlled Cape Colony into the interior of South Africa (1835–1846), seeking independence and establishing republics.
great unwashed
nounC2 - Very low frequency; literary/archaic.
/ˌɡreɪt ʌnˈwɒʃt/The ordinary people, the common masses (often used with a slightly derogatory or condescending tone).
great victoria desert
nounC1
/ˌɡreɪt vɪkˈtɔːriə ˈdezət/A large arid region in southern Australia, named after Queen Victoria.
great vowel shift
nounC1
/ˌɡreɪt ˈvaʊəl ʃɪft/A major series of changes in the pronunciation of the long vowels of the English language that occurred between the 14th and 18th centuries.

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