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Definition of Grand Prix noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Grand Prix

noun
 
/ˌɡrɒ̃ ˈpriː/
 
/ˌɡrɑ̃ː ˈpriː/
(plural Grands Prix
 
/ˌɡrɒ̃ ˈpriː/
 
/ˌɡrɑ̃ː ˈpriː/
)
(abbreviation GP)
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  1. one of a series of important international races for racing cars or motorcycles
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGrand Prix is used before these nouns:
    • racing
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: French, literally ‘great or chief prize’.
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