"Great Satan" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Great Satan [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Iranian Persian شیطان بزرگ (šeytân-e bozorg), which is more often the name of the largest of the three jamarat at which stones are thrown during the hajj. The derogatory sense is coined by Iranian politician and religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 one day after the onset of the Iran hostage crisis. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fa-ira|شیطان بزرگ|tr=šeytân-e bozorg}} Calque of Iranian Persian شیطان بزرگ (šeytân-e bozorg), {{coinage|en|Q38823|in=1979|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by Iranian politician and religious leader Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Great Satan}} the Great Satan
  1. (derogatory, mostly used by Muslims, especially in Iran) The United States of America, particularly with regard to its perceived imperialist foreign policy. Wikidata QID: Q30 Wikipedia link: Iran hostage crisis Tags: derogatory, especially Categories (topical): Imperialism, International relations Categories (place): Country nicknames, Derogatory names for countries, United States Synonyms: great Satan Related terms: Jewnited Snakes Translations (pejorative: United States of America): اَلشَّيْطان اَلْأَكْبَر (aš-šayṭān al-ʔakbar) (Arabic), Satan Handi [singular] (Basque), Gran Satán [masculine] (Catalan), Usonaĉo (Esperanto), Grand Satan [masculine] (French), Großer Satan (German), شیطان بزرگ (šeytân-e bozorg) (Persian), Wielki Szatan [masculine] (Polish), Grande Satã [masculine] (Portuguese), Великий Сатан (english: Velikij Satan) (Russian), Gran Satán [masculine] (Spanish)

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