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Definition of Grand National
1. Noun. An annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England.
Definition of Grand National
1. Proper noun. The premier steeplechase (horse race over fences) in the United Kingdom ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grand National
Literary usage of Grand National
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archery by Charles James Longman, Henry Walrond (1901)
"CHAPTER XI THE Grand National AND OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS 1 BY COLONEL WALROND THE
Grand National MEETING IT has been shown in the last chapter that public ..."
2. The Chartist Movement in Its Social and Economic Aspects by Frank Ferdinand Rosenblatt (1916)
"The " grand national movement " was on its way. It was but a short time after
those lines had been penned that from ..."
3. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Tho Grand National Steeplechase is run on the Aintree course, Liverpool. S tel'
vio. The pass of the Stelvio. The highest carriage-road in Europe (9176 feet ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Under the auspices of the " Grand National Society " archery has been conducted
through all the stages of actual revival and establishment ua favourite ..."
5. The History of Paraguay: With Notes of Personal Observations, and by Charles Ames Washburn (1871)
"Grand National Testimonial to Marsha] Lopez. — Public Meetings and Addresses.
— Specimen of the Adulation of the Masses. — Discourse of Adelina Lopez. ..."
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