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* [[Big Four (banks)]], several groupings of banks in different countries |
* [[Big Four (banks)]], several groupings of banks in different countries |
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* [[Big Four Railroad]], a railroad company in the Midwestern United States |
* [[Big Four Railroad]], a railroad company in the Midwestern United States |
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* The "Big Four" American [[television network#United States|television networks]] (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) |
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* The "Big Four" [[Eikaiwa school]]s (Nova, GEOS, AEON, and ECC) |
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== Sport == |
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* [[Big Four (English football)]], football clubs Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool |
* [[Big Four (English football)]], football clubs Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool |
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* [[Big Four (Australian Football League)]], football clubs Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, and Richmond |
* [[Big Four (Australian Football League)]], football clubs Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, and Richmond |
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* The four [[Major professional sports leagues of the United States and Canada|major professional sports leagues of North America]] (NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL) and the sports they regulate |
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* A type of split in [[Ten_pin_bowling#Bowling_terms|ten pin bowling]] |
* A type of split in [[Ten_pin_bowling#Bowling_terms|ten pin bowling]] |
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== Music == |
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* The "Big Four" bands of [[thrash metal]] (Anthrax, Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer) |
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* The "Big Four" bands of [[grunge]] ([[Soundgarden]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Alice in Chains]] and [[Pearl Jam]]) |
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* The "Big Four" sponsoring countries of the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] (Germany, France, Spain and United Kingdom) |
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== Other uses == |
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* [[Big Four (White Star Line)]], ocean liners RMS ''Celtic'', RMS ''Cedric'', RMS ''Baltic'', and RMS ''Adriatic'' |
* [[Big Four (White Star Line)]], ocean liners RMS ''Celtic'', RMS ''Cedric'', RMS ''Baltic'', and RMS ''Adriatic'' |
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* Big 4, a game of the [[Pennsylvania Lottery#Big 4|Pennsylvania Lottery]] |
* Big 4, a game of the [[Pennsylvania Lottery#Big 4|Pennsylvania Lottery]] |
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* The "Big Four" motorcycle clubs designated as [[Outlaw motorcycle club#Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs|Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs]] (the Pagans, Hells Angels, Outlaws MC, and Bandidos) |
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* The "Big Four" [[beauty contest#Around the Globe|beauty pageants]] (Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth, and Miss International) |
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* The "Little Big Four" of Canada's oldest private schools (St. Andrew's College, Ridley College, Trinity College School, and Upper Canada College), the predecessor to the [[Conference of Independent Schools of Ontario Athletic Association]] |
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Revision as of 03:32, 15 October 2009
Look up big four in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Big Four may refer to:
People
- The Big Four (Calgary), businessmen and philanthropists Burns, Lane, Cross, and McLean
- The Big Four (Central Pacific Railroad), railroad entrepreneurs Stanford, Huntington, Hopkins, and Crocker
- The Big Four (World War I), Allied leaders and Paris Peace Conference participants Clemenceau, Orlando, Lloyd George, and Wilson
- Big Four (debutantes), prominent Chicago debutantes King, Cummings, Letts, and Carry
- Big Four of Maryland Thoroughbred racing, trainers Tammaro, Dutrow, Leatherbury and Delp
Places
- Big Four, West Virginia
- Big Four Bridge, Louisville, Kentucky
- Big Four Mountain, Snohomish County, Washington
Companies
- Big Four auditors, international accountancy and professional services firms Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Big Four British railway companies, the companies Great Western Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway; London and North Eastern Railway; and Southern Railway
- Big Four record labels, recording companies Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group
- Big Four (banks), several groupings of banks in different countries
- Big Four Railroad, a railroad company in the Midwestern United States
Sport
- Big Four (English football), football clubs Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool
- Big Four (Australian Football League), football clubs Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, and Richmond
- A type of split in ten pin bowling
Other uses
- The Big Four (novel), by Agatha Christie
- Big Four (Indian snakes), snake species Indian cobra, common krait, Russell's viper, and saw-scaled viper
- Big Four (White Star Line), ocean liners RMS Celtic, RMS Cedric, RMS Baltic, and RMS Adriatic
- Big 4, a game of the Pennsylvania Lottery