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Grande

[ grand, gran-dee, grahn-dey; Portuguese grahn-di ]

/ grænd, ˈgræn di, ˈgrɑn deɪ; Portuguese ˈgrɑ̃ dɪ /

noun

Rio. Rio Grande.

Definition for grande (2 of 2)

La Grande

[ luh grand ]

/ lə ˈgrænd /

noun

a town in NE Oregon.

Example sentences from the Web for grande

Brutally, Ms. Grande, to be a true diva you need to have lived a bit.

Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva |Tim Teeman |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Grande, who like Cyrus is 21, had been called a diva and was upset about it.

Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva |Tim Teeman |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The problem is Grande has now painted herself into a bit of a nice-girl corner, which is a place no diva ever wants to be.

Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva |Tim Teeman |October 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The ancient Grande Mosque and Kasbah fortress line the main plaza square.

Morocco's Secret All-Blue City |Nina Strochlic |August 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Nevertheless, Grande manages to shoot her foes to smithereens.

Ariana Grande’s Gay-Friendly Intergalactic Dance Party |Amy Zimmerman |August 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Silence reigned; Pierrette was watching the game, Sylvie's attention was distracted from her by the interest of the grande misere.

Pierrette |Honore de Balzac
Indeed, if we hadn't plenty of jewels I sometimes wonder, my dear, what our grande toilette would consist of!

Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914 |Various
She went back to her home on the Grande Anse and endeavored to take up her everyday life again as though nothing had happened.

Cape Breton Tales |Harry James Smith
Another wishes to get a step or two in promotion, to come to Torres Vedras, where even the grande arme can't.

Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 (of 2) |Charles Lever
You play the grande dame so well, that you are sure to reap the penalty of it.

A Romantic Young Lady |Robert Grant