grand prix

/ɡɹɑ̃ ˈpɹiː//ɡɹɒ̃ ˈpɹiː//ɡɹɒn ˈpɹiː/US/ɡɹæn(d)ˈpɹiː/

noun

An international motorsport race, especially one part of a Formula One series.

OriginFrench Grand Prix →
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Meanings

grand prix1

noungrand prix (plural grands prix)

plural grands prix

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Grand Prix.

Grand Prix2

nounGrand Prix (plural Grands Prix)

plural Grands Prix · alternative grand prix · alternative GP

  1. An international motorsport race, especially one part of a Formula One series.
  2. broadlyA major sporting event or award in any field.

Origin

  1. FrenchGrand Prix
  2. EnglishGrand Prix

Borrowed from French Grand Prix, from Grand Prix de Paris (“Great Prize of Paris”), an international horserace at Longchamps.

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Translations

Arabic اَلْجَائِزَة اَلْكُبْرَى, غْرَان بْرِي
  • اَلْجَائِزَة اَلْكُبْرَى (al-jāʔiza l-kubrā)motorsport race
  • غْرَان بْرِي (ḡrān brī)motorsport race
Catalan Gran Premi
  • Gran Premimotorsport race
Chinese Mandarin 大獎賽 /大奖赛, 格蘭披治 /格兰披治
  • 大獎賽 /大奖赛 (Dàjiǎngsài)motorsport race
  • 格蘭披治 /格兰披治 (Gélán-pīzhì)motorsport race
Dutch Grote Prijs
  • Grote Prijsmotorsport race
French Grand Prix
  • Grand Prixmotorsport race
German Großer Preis, Grand Prix
  • Großer Preismotorsport race
  • Grand Prixmotorsport race
Hungarian nagydíj
  • nagydíjmotorsport race
Italian Gran Premio
  • Gran Premiomotorsport race
Japanese 大賞, グランプリ
  • 大賞 (taishō)motorsport race
  • グランプリ (guran-puri)motorsport race
Korean 그랑프리
  • 그랑프리 (Geurangpeuri)motorsport race
Malay Grand Prix
  • Grand Prixmotorsport race
Polish grand prix
  • grand prixmotorsport race
Portuguese Grande Prémio, Grande Prêmio
  • Grande Prémiomotorsport race
  • Grande Prêmiomotorsport race
Russian Гран-при́
  • Гран-при́ (Gran-prí)motorsport race
Spanish Gran Premio
  • Gran Premiomotorsport race
Thai กรังด์ปรีซ์
  • กรังด์ปรีซ์ (grang-bprii)motorsport race
Turkish Grand Prix
  • Grand Prixmotorsport race
Cite this entry
APA

grand prix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20prix

MLA

“grand prix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20prix. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grand prix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grand%20prix.

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