English noun: Great Depression | |||
1. | Great Depression (state) the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s | ||
Instance hypernym | depression, economic crisis, slump | ||
2. | Great Depression (time) a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment | ||
Synonyms | Depression | ||
Instance hypernym | age, historic period | ||