Gigantes
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Gigantes
First recorded in 1690–1710; from Latin, from Greek Gígantes, plural of Gígas; see origin at giant ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Moronta also played several seasons in the Dominican Republic winter league, and his former teams, the Estrellas Orientales and Gigantes del Cibao, honored him in Instagram posts Monday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2024
El alcalde de Sacramento, Darrell Steinberg, que creció en los suburbios a 15 minutos del viejo Candlestick Park, dijo que tiene amigos a ambos lados de la competencia entre los Gigantes y los Dodgers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021
“La rivalidad entre los Gigantes y los Dodgers nos da todo eso. Que gane el mejor equipo”.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021
He ended up on baseball’s scrap heap, pitching for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and the Gigantes de Carolina in Puerto Rico.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2013
Nec verò Troll Diabolum, vt tu interpretaris, sed Gigantes quosdam montanos significat.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard
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