grapes of wrath

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Definition of grapes of wrath in English English dictionary

a novel by John Steinbeck which describes how a family called Joad have to leave their farm in the Dust Bowl in the US state of Oklahoma during the Great Depression of the 1930s, and the difficulties they have in moving to California and trying to work on farms there (1939)

{i} 1939 novel written by John Steinbeck about a family in Oklahoma during the Depression urging legislation to help afflicted migrant workers; Israeli military operation in southern Lebanon in 1996

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The Grapes of Wrath

{i} 1939 novel written by John Steinbeck about a family in Oklahoma during the Depression urging legislation to help afflicted migrant workers

Turkish pronunciation

greyps ıv räth

Pronunciation

/ˈgrāps əv ˈraᴛʜ/ /ˈɡreɪps əv ˈræθ/