Great Satan

English Alternative forms en great Satan Etymology en fa-ira شَیطانِ بُزُرْگ, which is more often the name of the largest of the three jamarat at which stones are thrown during the hajj. The derogatory sense was en Q38823 1979 1 1, one day after the onset of the Iran hostage crisis. Proper noun Great Satan 1 en Q30en pejorative The United States of America, particularly with regard to its perceived imperialist foreign policy. en 2007 Alexander Cockburn Will they nuke Iran? The Free Press http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/2/2007/1498 Ahmadinejad, facing serious political problems, can posture about standing up to the Great Satan. en 2007 Swapan Dasgupta Muslims aren't the only voters The Pioneer http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnist&file_name=swapan%2Fswapan132.txt&writer=swapan Or, have Muslims been alienated from the Congress because of the Prime Minister's warm embrace of the Great Satan? Usage notes Mostly used by Muslims, especially in Iran. Translations Q30 pejorative: United States of America Arabic: ar اَلشَّيْطان اَلْأَكْبَر m Azerbaijani: az Böyük Şeytan Basque: eu Satan Handi s Bengali: bn বড় শয়তান Catalan: ca Gran Satán m Esperanto: eo Usonaĉo French: fr Grand Satan m German: de Großer Satan m Hindi: hi बड़ा शैतान m Persian: Iranian Persian: fa-ira شَیطانِ بُزُرْگ Polish: pl Wielki Szatan m Portuguese: pt Grande Satã m Russian: ru Великий Сатан m Spanish: es Gran Satán m Tajik: tg Шайтони бузург Turkish: tr Büyük Şeytan Urdu: ur بَڑا شَیطان m See also en Jewnited Snakes Further reading en Derogatory names for countries Imperialism International relations United States