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fairground

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈfɛə(ɹ)ɡɹaʊnd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: F EH1 R G R AW2 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel

History

Etymology

From fair + ground.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Kyrgyz: жармаңке аянты (jarmaŋke ayantı) — fair area
  • Pannonian Rusyn: вашарище (vašarišče) — fair area
  • Polish: wesołe miasteczko — fair area
  • Polish: jarmark — fair area
  • Russian: я́рмарочная пло́щадь (jármaročnaja plóščadʹ) — fair area
  • Serbo-Croatian: sajmište — fair area
  • Serbo-Croatian: vašarište — fair area