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  • proper noun Shortened form of the Great Wall of China.
  • proper noun astronomy Either of two identified areas containing hundreds of galaxies.

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Examples

  • At one dinner in Korea at a Japanese restaurant called the Great Wall, a plate came out with something on it that looked like a big Tootsie Roll.

    Gunn’s Golden Rules Tim Gunn 2010

  • At one dinner in Korea at a Japanese restaurant called the Great Wall, a plate came out with something on it that looked like a big Tootsie Roll.

    Gunn’s Golden Rules Tim Gunn 2010

  • At one dinner in Korea at a Japanese restaurant called the Great Wall, a plate came out with something on it that looked like a big Tootsie Roll.

    Gunn’s Golden Rules Tim Gunn 2010

  • I had other things to feel bad about at the time, and disrespect for old people beyond the Great Wall was a very low priority.

    Larry Arnstein: It's Chinese New Year: Time to Respect Old People 2008

  • 4: See, this is what I mean about not thinking things through: it's a nice touch that the Great Ten's command center is called the Great Wall, but does the Great Wall itself need to be in the shot?

    Archive 2006-06-01 Douglas Wolk 2006

  • 4: See, this is what I mean about not thinking things through: it's a nice touch that the Great Ten's command center is called the Great Wall, but does the Great Wall itself need to be in the shot?

    Week 6: Sent Forth from the Power Douglas Wolk 2006

  • Great Wall said it expects to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as soon as possible after completing the IPO, in which it plans to sell up to 304 million yuan-denominated shares, or 10% of the post-offering enlarged capital.

    Great Wall Motor to Start Meeting With Investors Ahead of IPO Andrew Galbraith 2011

  • Competition from other indigenous China brands like Geely and Great Wall is getting tougher, and "BYD will have to struggle further and suffer slow sales and thinner profit margin if they don't distinguish themselves," says Yale Zhang, an independent analyst in Shanghai.

    After Lousy 2010, BYD Has New Plan Norihiko Shirouzu 2011

  • Journeys along the Great Wall offer an opportunity to explore the snaking, wild sections of the wall, its length and complexity a fitting analogue for China's history.

    An Xiao Mina: Hiking the Great Wall and the Chinese Landscape: A Trip With the Beijing Hikers (PHOTOS) An Xiao Mina 2011

  • Great Wall Motor Co. had held talks with Saab, but Great Wall's public relations chief Shang Yugui didn't believe they would resume in the near term.

    Saab Financing Deal Collapses Anna Marij van der Meulen 2011

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