grand tour

Noun

Meaning

a sightseeing tour of a building or institution

an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education

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I mean, the idea that Bar could have sent him off on a Grand Tour. But he wasn't the least bit interested. Why? Why isn't he interested in the world? Because here's the bad news for him: He's in the world now. Chris Matthews

Sister Wendy's Grand Tour (1997) Wendy Beckett

Tyria's a big world. We get a grand tour in 'Ghosts of Ascalon.' We're in Divinity's Reach, we're in Lion's Arch, we're in Ebonhawke, we're in the Dragon's Land, we're in Ascalon. We're basically hitting a lot of the major human and charr locations. Jeff Grubb

A victory would have represented the 100th Grand Tour stage victory for Bennett’s Deceuninck-QuickStep team. Source: Internet

As polymath While making his grand tour of European archives to research the Brunswick family history that he never completed, Leibniz stopped in Vienna between May 1688 and February 1689, where he did much legal and diplomatic work for the Brunswicks. Source: Internet

Alberto Contador is the leading Spanish cyclist and has won several Grand Tour titles including two Tour de France titles. Source: Internet

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