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grande distribution

French, noun/ɡʁɑ̃d dis.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/

grande distribution is a French feminine noun meaning “large retailers, supermarkets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ensemble des grandes chaînes de magasins s’occupant de la distribution à grande échelle des produits de…”.

What does grande distribution mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininelarge retailers, supermarkets

    le secteur de la grande distribution

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Ensemble des grandes chaînes de magasins s’occupant de la distribution à grande échelle des produits de consommation.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of grande distribution

  • grandes distributions plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce grande distribution?

  • /ɡʁɑ̃d dis.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃/
  • \ɡʁɑ̃d dis.tʁi.by.sjɔ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.