Phrase guide

Grand Prix

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɡɹɑ̃ ˈpɹiː/ partly anglicised
  • /ɡɹɒ̃ ˈpɹiː/ partly anglicised
  • /ɡɹɒn ˈpɹiː/ UK, anglicised
  • US: /ɡɹæn(d)ˈpɹiː/
  • US: /ɡɹɑn ˈpɹiː/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A major sporting event or award in any field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of Grand Prix.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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4

noun

Meaning 4

one of several international races

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: automobile race, auto race, car race

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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