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carnival

/ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/noun3 syllables

Carnival means: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc..

Synonyms for carnival3

noun, as in a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

fair, funfair

noun, as in a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

What does carnival mean?3

noun

1

a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

2

a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment“it was so funny it was a circus”

3

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Carnival in a sentence

  • Venice carnival events have been cut short for the first time ever.Hybrid
  • The street had a carnival with rides and games.Amastan
  • The carnival of Venice is one of the world's oldest and best-known.Hybrid
  • It's a century-old tradition involving carnival rides, live local music, and plenty of food.CM
  • I hate snow and the carnival.unknown
  • The carnival finished with the traditional sardine burial and the city returned to its normal peace and quiet.magnificentgoddess
  • Which one of these young ladies is the Carnival Queen?rul
  • If we had been in Venice a month prior, we could have taken part in the carnival.papabear

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Forms of carnival

as a noun

plural
carnivals