1. a place inhabited by very small people
Usage: literary; from Gulliver’s Travels
2. something very small in scale or size
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The children’s playhouse looked like a lilliput compared to the main house.
• In Swift’s novel, Gulliver finds himself in Lilliput among tiny inhabitants.
• The model train set created a perfect lilliput of the countryside.
• Her dollhouse was a charming lilliput filled with miniature furniture.
• The garden featured a lilliput of bridges and pathways.
• Compared to the skyscrapers, the old cottage seemed like a lilliput.