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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.
2. Noun. A sightseeing tour of a building or institution.
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
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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