Definition
A British retail company known for mail-order catalogs, football pools, and department stores. Also a surname, notably of mathematician John Littlewood.
Etymology
Originally a surname meaning 'small forest' from Middle English 'litel' (little) + 'wode' (wood). The retail company was founded in 1923 by John Moores, taking its name from a Liverpool street. The mathematical connection refers to J.E. Littlewood, famous for his collaboration with G.H. Hardy.
Kelly Says
Littlewoods revolutionized British shopping by pioneering the mail-order catalog system, allowing people in remote areas to access the same goods as city dwellers. The company's football pools became a national institution, with millions participating weekly in hopes of winning big - it was essentially the lottery before the National Lottery existed.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
ARالعربية
ليتل وودز
li-tel woo-dz
BNবাংলা
লিটলউডস
li-tol-u-d-s
CACatalà
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
CSČeština
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
DADansk
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
DEDeutsch
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
ELΕλληνικά
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
ESEspañol
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
FAفارسی
لیتل وودز
li-tel woo-dz
FISuomi
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
FRFrançais
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
GUGU
લિટલવુડ્સ
li-t-al-vu-d-s
HAHA
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
HEעברית
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
HIहिन्दी
लिटिलवुड्स
lit-il-vud-s
HUMagyar
Littlewoods
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IDBahasa Indonesia
Littlewoods
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IGIG
Littlewoods
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ITItaliano
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
JA日本語
リトルウッズ
ri-toru-u-dzu
KKKK
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
KMKM
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
MRMR
लिटिलवुड्स
li-ti-l-vu-d-s
MSBahasa Melayu
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
MYမြန်မာ
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
NLNederlands
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
NONorsk
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
PAPA
ਲਿਟਲਵੁੱਡਸ
li-t-al-vu-d-s
PLPolski
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
PTPortuguês
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lit-tle-woods
RORomână
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RUРусский
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lit-tle-woods
SVSvenska
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
SWKiswahili
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
TAதமிழ்
லிட்டில்வூட்ஸ்
li-tti-l-vu-d-s
TEతెలుగు
లిటిల్వుడ్స్
li-ti-l-vu-d-s
THไทย
ลิตเติ้ลวु๊ด
lit-tit-wud
TLTL
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
TRTürkçe
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
UKУкраїнська
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
URاردو
لیتل وڈز
li-tel woo-dz
VITiếng Việt
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
YOYO
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods
ZUZU
Littlewoods
lit-tle-woods