Meanings
proper noun
- An administrative region in northeastern France, created in 2016 by the fusion of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne.
Origin
- FrenchGrand Est
- EnglishGrand Est
Borrowed from French Grand Est (literally “Great East”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan Gran Est
- Gran Estregion of France
French Grand Est
- Grand Estregion of France
German Großer Osten, Grand Est
- Großer Ostenregion of France
- Grand Estregion of France
Greek Γκραντ Εστ
- Γκραντ Εστ (Gkrant Est)region of France
Hebrew גראנד אסט
- גראנד אסטregion of France
Italian Grande Est
- Grande Estregion of France
Japanese グラン・テスト
- グラン・テスト (Guran tesuto)region of France
Latin Magnus Oriens
- Magnus Oriensregion of France
Polish Grand Est
- Grand Estregion of France
Russian Гранд-Эст
- Гранд-Эст (Grand-Est)region of France
Thai กร็องแต็สต์
- กร็องแต็สต์ (grɔng-dtɛ́s)region of France
Cite this entry
APA
Grand Est. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Est
MLA
“Grand Est.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Est. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grand Est,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Est.
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