great satan

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von great satan im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The United States of America, usually from the point of view of Iran, the Middle East, or Muslims in general

Or, have Muslims been alienated from the Congress because of the Prime Minister's warm embrace of the Great Satan?.

Silbentrennung

great Sa·tan

Türkische aussprache

greyt seytın

Aussprache

/ˈgrāt ˈsātən/ /ˈɡreɪt ˈseɪtən/

Etymologie

() In the sense of the USA, a calque of Persian شیطان بزرگ (šaytân-e bozorg), a name for the largest of the three jamarat at which stones are thrown during the Hajj.