Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Granta. Search instead for branta.

Granta

American  
[gran-tuh] / ˈgræn tə /

noun

  1. Cam.


Granta British  
/ ˈɡræntə, ˈɡrɑːntə /

noun

  1. the original name, still in use locally, for the River Cam

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

In a Granta interview conducted late in her life, she challenged the interviewer to consider that the concept of “whiteness” is peculiarly American: “Think about it, “ she prompted.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Adapted from Adrift in the South, by Xiao Hai, translated by Tony Hao, to be published by Granta on May 26, 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 2026

His 2005 essay in the British literary journal Granta, “How to Write About Africa,” eviscerated timeworn Western tropes about Africa and African writing.

From New York Times May 29, 2023

Only three of the top 10, including the cheap, bestselling Lada Granta, were domestic Lada cars produced by flagship Russian automaker Avtovaz.

From Reuters May 4, 2023

You may hew down trees, but not towers; and Granta and Rhedicyna will show their temples to the sun, ages after such structures shall have become hospitals.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training