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grand tour

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grand tour
n.
1. A comprehensive tour or survey.
2. An extended tour of continental Europe formerly considered a finishing course in the education of young men of the English upper class.
grand tour
n
1. (Historical Terms) (formerly) an extended tour through the major cities of Europe, esp one undertaken by a rich or aristocratic Englishman to complete his education
2. Informal an extended sightseeing trip, tour of inspection, etc.
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Noun1.grand tour - an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education
tour, circuit - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
2.grand tour - a sightseeing tour of a building or institution
tour, circuit - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island"
Translations
Grand Tour n (old) → il giro dell'Europa
we did a or the Grand Tour of Venice → abbiamo fatto il giro completo di Venezia
Grand Tour n (old) → il giro dell'Europa
we did a or the Grand Tour of Venice → abbiamo fatto il giro completo di Venezia


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At the outset, on his leaving Paris, his curiosity had not been intense; passive entertainment, in the Champs Elysees and at the theatres, seemed about as much as he need expect of himself, and although, as he had said to Tristram, he wanted to see the mysterious, satisfying BEST, he had not the Grand Tour in the least on his conscience, and was not given to cross-questioning the amusement of the hour.
The American by James, Henry View in context
Miss Volumnia rising with a look candlestick-wards, Sir Leicester politely performs the grand tour of the drawing-room, brings one, and lights it at my Lady's shaded lamp.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
To put it more soberly, the schoolboy had something of the stolid air of a young duke doing the grand tour, while his elderly relative was reduced to the position of a courier, who nevertheless had to pay for everything like a patron.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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