| ADJECTIVE | all | billion | denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States |
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| all | billion | denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain | |
| NOUN | quantity | billion, one million million, 1000000000000 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros |
| quantity | billion, million, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion, bazillion | a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) | |
| quantity | billion, one thousand million, 1000000000 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros |
| Sounds | bih'lyahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States. | |
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| Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Broader | cardinal | Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order |
| Spanish | billón | |
| Nouns | billion | the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros |
| Meaning | denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain. | |
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| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | cardinal | Being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order |
| Spanish | billón | |
| Nouns | billion | the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros |
| Meaning | The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen. | |
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| Synonyms | one million million, 1000000000000 | |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | large integer | An integer equal to or greater than ten |
| Spanish | billón | |
| Catalan | bilió | |
| Adjectives | billion | denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain |
| Meaning | A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole). | |
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| Synonyms | million, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion, bazillion | |
| Broader | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
| Spanish | chorrocientos, gazillion, jillion | |
| Catalan | gazillion, jillion | |
| Meaning | The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros. | |
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| Synonyms | one thousand million, 1000000000 | |
| Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
| Narrower | milliard | A billion |
| Broader | large integer | An integer equal to or greater than ten |
| Spanish | 1000000000, billón | |
| Catalan | 1000000000, bilió | |
| Adjectives | billion | denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States |
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