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Struldbrug — In Jonathan Swift s novel Gulliver s Travels , the name Struldbrug is given to those humans who are born seemingly normal, but are in fact immortal. However, although struldbrugs do not die , they do nonetheless continue aging . Swift s work… … Wikipedia
struldbrug — ˈstrəl(d)ˌbrəg noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Struldbrug, one of a class among the inhabitants of the imaginary country Luggnagg, in the book Gulliver s Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift died 1745 English satirist, composed of… … Useful english dictionary
Yahoo (Gulliver's Travels) — A Yahoo is a legendary being in the novel Gulliver s Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift. Swift describes the Yahoos as vile and savage creatures, filthy and with unpleasant habits, resembling human beings far too closely for the liking of… … Wikipedia
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Houyhnhnm — Houyhnhnms are a race of intelligent horses described in the last part of Jonathan Swift s satiric Gulliver s Travels . The name is pronounced either IPAEng|ˈhuːɪnəm or IPA|/ˈhwɪnəm/. [Daniel Jones: English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge/New… … Wikipedia
Lilliput and Blefuscu — are two fictional island nations that appear in the 1726 novel Gulliver s Travels by Jonathan Swift. Both are portrayed as being in the South Indian Ocean and are inhabited by tiny people who are not six inches high . The two are separated by a… … Wikipedia
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