Etymology

Grand Est

Today it means: An administrative region in northeastern France, created in 2016 by the fusion of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne. Full definition →

French Grand Est
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  1. French · borrowed fromGrand Est
  2. English todayGrand Est

Borrowed from French Grand Est (literally “Great East”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.