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noun, plural Grand Prix, Grands Prix, Grand Prixes 
[all pronounced French grahn preez] .
[all pronounced French grahn preez] . ( sometimes lowercase ) any of various major automobile races over a long, arduous course, especially an international car race held each year over the same course.
Origin:
1905–10; < French: grand prize
1905–10; < French: grand prize
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Grand Prix (French ɡrɑ̃ pri) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. any of a series of formula motor races held to determine the annual Drivers' World Championship |
| b. (as modifier): a Grand Prix car | |
| 2. | horse racing a race for three-year-old horses run at Maisons Lafitte near Paris |
| 3. | a very important competitive event in various other sports, such as athletics, snooker, or powerboating |
| [French: great prize] | |
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grand prix
1863, from Fr., lit. "great prize," originally in ref. to the Grand Prix de Paris, international horse race for three-year-olds, run every June at Longchamps beginning in 1863.
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