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The Lego Group
The Lego Group is a family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://aboutus.lego.com/en-US/lego-group/ )〕 and best known for the manufacture of Lego brand toys.
The company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. The word Lego is derived from the Danish words "leg godt", meaning "play well". The word "lego" also means "I put together" in Latin, and "I connect" or "I tie" in Italian. In the first half of 2015 the Lego Group became the world's largest toy company by revenue, with sales amounting to US$2.1 billion, surpassing Mattel that had US$1.9 billion in sales.〔http://fortune.com/2015/01/26/heres-why-mattel-ousted-its-ceo-bryan-stockton/〕〔http://epn.dk/brancher/mode/leg/ECE6996783/lego-er-nu-verdens-stoerste/〕
==History==
(詳細はLego spans nearly 100 years, beginning with the creation of small wooden playthings during the early 20th century. Manufacturing of plastic lego bricks began in Denmark in 1947, but since has grown to include factories throughout the world. Today, the company is an iconic brand.
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