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Carnival

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fairnounUnblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
circusnounA traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
funfairnoun(UK, Ireland) A travelling amusement park.

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fairnounSomething which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
circusnounA traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
funfairnoun(UK, Ireland) A travelling amusement park.
carnavalnounOne of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
grendelnoun(mythology) A monster or giant slain by Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem.
familynounA group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
fêtenounAlternative spelling of fete. [A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.]
halloweennounThe eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.
shownoun(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
partynoun(law) A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract.
handicraftnounA trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
sideshownounA minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair or music festival.
eventnounAn occurrence; something that happens.
fairgroundnounAn area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
feastnounA very large meal, often of a ceremonial nature.
cirquenoun(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.
craftsnounA surname.
programmesnounBritish, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
fiestanounA festive occasion.
galanoun(countable) A showy and festive party.

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