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• Big Five (Hawaii), an oligarchy of five corporations that ruled over Hawaii
• Big5, a character encoding method of unknown origin for Traditional Chinese characters
• Big Five can also refer to the five biggest commercial banks in Canada: Royal Bank of Canada, CIBC, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Montreal and Bank of Nova Scotia. See also Big Five banks and Big Six banks.
• The Philadelphia Big 5, an association of college athletic programs in Philadelphia, formed by the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, St. Joseph's University, Villanova UniversityVillanova University is a Roman Catholic university in Villanova, Penn. a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. The campus is adjacent to Lancaster Avenue (U. Route 30) and Spring Mill Road ( Pennsylvania Route 320). Villanova University was founded in 1842 a, and La Salle UniversityLa Salle University is an institution of higher learning located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The University offers undergraduate concentrations in nearly 60 academic areas within its three schools: Arts & Sciences, Business Administration, and Nursing..
• Big Five can refer to the five major media giants which dominate the global music market: Universal MusicUniversal Music is the largest major label in the record industry, with a 23% market share. It was originally the record label of Universal Studios. The present organisation was formed when its owners, Seagram, bought PolyGram and merged it. Seagram has s, SonyUsage of these images is restricted. Trademarks on this page belong to their owner. See Image use policy Sony (in katakana: ) is a consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on May 7, 1946 as the Tokyo Telecommunications Engine, EMIThe Electric and Musical Industries Ltd formed in March 1931 from a merger of the UK Columbia Graphophone Company and the Gramophone Company/ HMV. In 1955, to replace the loss of its long-established licensing arrangements with RCA Victor and Columbia Rec, Warner Brothers and BMG. Since the merger of Sony and BMG, these are now the Big FourThere are two places named Big Four in the United States. Big Four in Snohomish County, Washington Big Four in McDowell County, West Virginia Big Four can also refer to: Big Four auditors. The 'Big Four' outlaw motorcycle gangs. a nickname for a railroad.
• Big Five is a colloquial term for the members of the defacto Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China pre- 1956.
• Big Five (African Wildlife) , a term coined by the hunting fraternity in Africa to refer to the five most dangerous animals to hunt i.e. Rhinoceros, Leopard, Cape Buffalo , Elephant and Lion.