(the) Turner Prize

(the) Turner Prize
the Turner Prize UK US
in the UK, an important prize that is given every year to an artist for a work of modern art http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/turner-prize-the.htm
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the Turner Prize [the Turner Prize]
a prize of £25 000 given every year to a British artist under the age of 50 for a work of modern art. Winners in the past have included Howard Hodgkin (1985) and Damien Hirst (1995). The prize is an important cultural event in Britain, and a special exhibition of work by the four leading competitors is held at Tate Britain before the winner is announced.

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