Grand Rapids

proper noun

A city, the county seat of Kent County, Michigan.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Kent County, Michigan.

      Creativity has been a part of the fabric in Grand Rapids from the beginning. Long before becoming Beer City, Grand Rapids was Furniture City.

      2024 June 23, Amy S. Eckert, “Why ‘Beer City USA’ is so much more than a drinking town”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2024
    2. A town in Wood County, Wisconsin. The city of Wisconsin Rapids was also named Grand Rapids, but was renamed in 1920.
  2. A place in Canada:
Cite this entry
APA

Grand Rapids. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Rapids

MLA

“Grand Rapids.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Rapids. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grand Rapids,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grand%20Rapids.

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