Granville

American  

[gran-vil] / ˈgræn vɪl /

noun

1. Earl of. Carteret, John.

2. a male given name.

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Granville British  

/ ˈɡrænvɪl /

noun

1. 1st Earl, title of John Carteret . 1690–1763, British statesman: secretary of state (1742–44); a leading opponent of Walpole

2. 2nd Earl, title of Granville George Leveson-Gower . 1815–91, British Liberal politician: Gladstone's foreign secretary (1870–74; 1880–85) and a supporter of Irish Home Rule

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Example Sentences

The first describes the garden Dior’s mother created on the family estate in Granville, France—a Belle Époque paradise he loved as a boy—and his own gardens in the countryside, at Milly-la-Forêt and La Colle Noir.

From The Wall Street Journal

Washington state-based artist and art collector Deborah Fox called it a bit of a mismatch to include Ross’ works amid the finery of Frank Coburn and Granville Redmond, both classic and well-known California Impressionist painters whose works regularly sell for tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times

Following his sporting success, Mr Gore joined his father-in-law's property advisory firm, and later died in 1906 at the age of 56 at the Granville Hotel in Ramsgate.

From BBC

A local blue plaque was unveiled on Wednesday at Granville House, as the building is now known, to celebrate Mr Gore.

From BBC

The school is located in Granville County, North Carolina, where 18 percent of children under the age of 18 experience food insecurity and 59 percent of children receive free and reduced school meals, according to the 2021-2022 Granville County Profile.

From Salon