Grand Rapids

American  

noun

1. a city in SW Michigan: furniture factories.

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adjective

1. noting or pertaining to mass-produced furniture of generally low quality.

Grand Rapids British  

noun

1. (functioning as singular) a city in SW Michigan: electronics, car parts. Pop: 195 601 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Far from cities like Detroit and Grand Rapids, it can seem like it’s in the middle of nowhere.

From Barron's

Mr Schurr, an officer in the Grand Rapids police department for seven years, was fired soon after he was charged in 2022.

From BBC

The main thought is we only have three actual Imax screens that are remotely accessible — Indianapolis, Grand Rapids and Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times

Collector Michael Shaw had loaned the slippers out to the Judy Garland Museum in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, when they were stolen in 2005.

From BBC

More research was done in Canada, the Netherlands and Great Britain which largely replicated the Grand Rapids findings.

From Salon