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Grand Prix
[ French grahn pree ]
noun
, plural Grand Prix, Grands Prix, Grand Prixes [g, r, ah, n, , 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.
Grand Prix
/ ɡrɑ̃ pri /
noun
- any of a series of formula motor races held to determine the annual Drivers' World Championship
- ( as modifier )
a Grand Prix car
- horse racing a race for three-year-old horses run at Maisons Lafitte near Paris
- a very important competitive event in various other sports, such as athletics, snooker, or powerboating
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grand Prix1
1905–10; < French: grand prize
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Grand Prix1
French: great prize
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Example Sentences
The highest level is the Grand Prix, which is practiced at the Olympics.
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Among the competitors were my father and the painter Drouais, whose remarkable picture gained him the Grand Prix.
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I myself had just won the Grand Prix, which necessitated my going to Rome for two years.
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On ne sait pas quel animal elles out appartenu, mais on les transporte dans le Khoragur (Kiva), o elles se vendent grand prix.
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And Parisiennes have gradually taken to lingering after Grand Prix.
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One expects that, but bad weather for the Grand Prix is a tragedy.
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