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GRAND TOUR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does grand tour mean?

• GRAND TOUR (noun)
The noun GRAND TOUR has 2 senses:

1. an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education
2. a sightseeing tour of a building or institution

Familiarity information: GRAND TOUR used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GRAND TOUR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("grand tour" is a kind of...):

circuit; tour (a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A sightseeing tour of a building or institution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("grand tour" is a kind of...):

circuit; tour (a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area)

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