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1 ENTRIES FOUND:
grand tour noun
plural grand tours
grand tour
noun
plural grand tours
Learner's definition of GRAND TOUR
[count]
or Grand Tour : a journey to the different countries of Europe that in the past was part of the education of wealthy young people from Britain and the U.S.游学旅行(旧时英美富家子弟到欧洲大陆的不同国家旅行,是其教育的一部分)
: a tour that is given to show people around a place参观;巡视

See also: grand tour

grand tour

noun

1
: an extended tour of the Continent that was formerly a usual part of the education of young British gentlemen
2
: an extensive and usually educational tour

Example Sentences

They offered to give us a grand tour of their new house.
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Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of grand tour was in 1678

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