Godzilla Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms Godzilla American [god-zil-uh] / gɒdˈzɪl ə / Trademark.

1. a science-fiction monster that resembles an enormous bipedal lizard, featured in Japanese and American films, television, and comic books.

Etymology

Origin of Godzilla

1950–55; an Anglicized version of the Japanese name Gojira < Japanese gorira gorilla + kujira whale

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“Casablanca” “Gone With the Wind” “Citizen Kane” “Mad Max” “It” “The Matrix” “Blade Runner” “Bonnie and Clyde” “The Minecraft Movie” “The Lego Movie” “Barbie” “The Shining” “The Conjuring” “Weapons” “Godzilla”

From Los Angeles Times

Then there was the “Godzilla” El Niño ahead of the 2015-16 water year that led to a below-average winter in Southern California and either average or above-average precipitation in Northern California despite its enormous strength in the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times

The British actress has appeared in two Godzilla films and a Sherlock Holmes spin-off, based on the detective's teenager sister, Enola.

From BBC

Godzilla rising from the surfer-filled waters of Hermosa Beach?

From Los Angeles Times

Godzilla was a whole new kind of story—for a whole new kind of world.

From Literature

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