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largest

English translation: largest (in constructed area)

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English term or phrase:largest
Selected answer:largest (in constructed area)
Entered by: airmailrpl

10:44 Aug 21, 2013
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: largest
This aquarium is one of the largest in Japan, exhibiting a huge number of aquatic animals. It is the largest in eastern Japan with gigantic water tanks, a Marine Theater with a 450-inch screen, and a corner where visitors can touch various kinds of sea creatures.

In the second sentece, can the largest be replaced with the top?
Or the largest-scale is better?

Thank you.
yoshimi
Japan
Local time: 06:40
largest (in constructed area)
Explanation:
largest => largest (in constructed area)

can the largest be replaced with the top? => No
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 18:40
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5largest (in constructed area)
airmailrpl
3biggest
Adrian Liszewski


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largest (in constructed area)


Explanation:
largest => largest (in constructed area)

can the largest be replaced with the top? => No

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56
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Asker: Thank you very much!!

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
biggest


Explanation:
Change one of them to biggest, seems to me there is no need to modify it further.

Adrian Liszewski
Poland
Local time: 23:40
Native speaker of: Polish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much!! I thought biggest is good.

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