Definition of Grand tour

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

Generic synonyms: Circuit, Tour

2. Noun. A sightseeing tour of a building or institution.
Generic synonyms: Circuit, Tour

Definition of Grand tour

1. Noun. (cycling) One of the three most prominent cycling races: either the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grand Tour

grand piano
grand pianos
grand prince
grand prior
grand prize
grand rounds
grand salami
grand slam
grand slams
grand staff
grand staves
grand theft
grand theft auto
grand theory
grand total
grand tour (current term)
grand unification theory
granda
grandad
grandaddies
grandaddy
grandads
grandam
grandame
grandames
grandams
grandas
grandaughter
grandaughters
grandaunt

Literary usage of Grand tour

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"This induced us to make the grand tour of Germany; and, in order thereto, to meet at Venice, the beginning of February, 1734. Here, according to agreement, ..."

2. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1912)
"Letter-writing was fostered by the grand tour which, as the century advanced, became an indispensable part of a gentleman's education. ..."

3. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1842)
"... grand tour, BY ALBERT. SMITH. MR. LEDBURY was a pale young gentleman of four-and-twenty, having short light curly hair, a very smooth ..."

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