Meanings
proper noun
- A large national park and gorge carved by the Colorado River, located in Arizona, United States.
- Synonym of Grand Canyon Village, a settlement on the south rim of the canyon.
Synonyms: Grand Canyon Village
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Grand Canyon Village, a settlement on the south rim of the canyon.
Similar
Also see
Origin
Partial calque of Spanish Gran Cañón
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Gran Canyó
- Gran Canyólarge national park and gorge
Chinese Mandarin 科羅拉多大峽谷 /科罗拉多大峡谷
- 科羅拉多大峽谷 /科罗拉多大峡谷 (Kēluólāduō Dàxiágǔ)large national park and gorge
Dutch Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyonlarge national park and gorge
Finnish Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyonlarge national park and gorge
French Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyonlarge national park and gorge
German Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyonlarge national park and gorge
Greek Γκραν Κάνυον
- Γκραν Κάνυον (Gkran Kányon)large national park and gorge
Hungarian Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyonlarge national park and gorge
Japanese グランドキャニオン
- グランドキャニオン (Gurando-Kyanion)large national park and gorge
Portuguese Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyonlarge national park and gorge
Russian Гранд-Каньо́н
- Гранд-Каньо́н (Grand-Kanʹón)large national park and gorge
Spanish Gran Cañón
- Gran Cañónlarge national park and gorge
Swedish Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyonlarge national park and gorge
Thai แกรนด์แคนยอน
- แกรนด์แคนยอน (graen-kaenyon)large national park and gorge
Cite this entry
APA
Grand Canyon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Canyon
MLA
“Grand Canyon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Canyon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grand Canyon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Canyon.
Source: Grand Canyon on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.