No. 1,103 in Turkish
dev
Giant.
In a sentence
Bu parkta bir dev yaşadığı söyleniyor.
It is said that a giant lives in this park.
The word 'dev' is used to mean a mythical giant creature, often found in folklore.
O şirket, piyasanın devlerinden biri olarak kabul ediliyor.
That company is considered one of the giants of the market.
Here, 'dev' is used metaphorically to refer to something large or dominant, in this case, a company.
Gökyüzünde dev bir uçak görüyorum.
I see a gigantic airplane in the sky.
In this sentence, 'dev' modifies 'uçak' to indicate its exceptionally large size.
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