Big Five

noun

History/Historical.

the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan during World War I and at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
(after World War II) the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and France.

Big Five

noun

the five countries considered to be the major world powers. In the period immediately following World War II, the US, Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and France were regarded as the Big Five
the lion, the elephant, the rhinoceros, the buffalo, and the leopard: considered to be the five principal African wild animals, esp as sought by those on safari
Also: Big Four.�� Big Three.��a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc

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Salah has both scored and assisted a goal in 49 league matches in his career in Europe's big five leagues.

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The UK automatically qualifies for the final as one of the "Big Five" countries who make outsized financial contributions to Eurovision.

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The "big five" nations who provide extra financial support to Eurovision get an automatic qualification for the final.

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That's by far the highest proportion in France and sixth-most in Europe's 'Big Five' leagues.

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Forward Kosovare Asllani, who has played in four of Europe's 'big five' leagues and earned just shy of 200 caps for Sweden, considers it one of the biggest games of her career.

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