Major
Appearance
Major most commonly refers to:
- Major (rank), a military rank
- Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits
- People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames
- Major and minor in music, an interval, chord, scale, or key
- Major sport competitions
Major(s) or The Major may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Fictional characters
[edit]- Old Major, a pig in Animal Farm
- Major Major Major Major, in Catch-22
- The Major (Hellsing)
- Major (Cinderella), a horse in Disney's Cinderella
- Major Gowen or the Major, in Fawlty Towers
- Motoko Kusanagi or the Major, in Ghost in the Shell
Film, television, theatre and print
[edit]- The Major, a 1963 BBC natural history documentary film
- The Major (film), a 2013 Russian action film
- Major (film), a 2022 Indian biopic
- Major (manga), a sports manga and anime series by Takuya Mitsuda
- The Major (play), an 1881 American musical comedy
- "The Major" (The Blacklist), a 2015 episode of The Blacklist
- Major!, a 2015 documentary about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Music
[edit]- Majors (band), a Danish hip-hop group
- The Majors (band), an American R&B group
- Major (American musician) (born 1984), American pop soul musician and actor
- Major, nickname of Klaus Heuser (born 1957), German rock guitarist and producer
- Major, a method of change ringing for eight church bells
People
[edit]- Major (given name), including people with the nickname
- Major (surname)
- Majors (surname)
- Major (law), a person with the full legal rights of an adult
- Sir John Major. a former British Prime Minister and Conservative Party Leader
Places
[edit]- Major, Saskatchewan, Canada, a village
- Lake Major, Nova Scotia, Canada, a lake and a community
- Major, Romania, the Hungarian name of Maieru, a commune in Transylvania
- Major, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community
- Mount Major, New Hampshire, United States
Science, technology and transportation
[edit]- Major (cider apple)
- Major (Dutch Elm) Ulmus × hollandica 'Major', a Dutch Elm cultivar
- Major (fly), a genus of flies
- Morris Major, an Australian car model 1958–1964
- Morris Major (1931 to 1933), a British automobile
Sports
[edit]- Major, or "major score," is a synonym for a touchdown in Canadian football
- Tennis Majors, also known as Grand Slam, the most important tournaments in the sport
- Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada or majors
- Golf Majors, the most prestigious championships in men's golf
- Senior major golf championships
- Women's major golf championships
- Senior women's major golf championships
- Dota Major Championships, a class of Dota 2 esports tournaments
- Counter-Strike Major Championships, developer-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2 tournaments.
Other uses
[edit]- Major suit or major in contract bridge, namely hearts and spades
- Major film studios, often known collectively as the majors
- Major's, an American chain of department stores
- Major, a Carroll's cigarette brand
- Major (Joe Biden's dog), a German shepherd owned by Joe Biden
- Major (Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog), a German shepherd owned by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Major, an American tactical missile developed by Redstone Arsenal