carnival
[noun]
Synonyms: festival, celebration, fair, fête, fiesta, gala, holiday, jamboree, jubilee, merrymaking, revelry

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car‧ni‧val /ˈkɑːnəvəl, ˈkɑːnɪvəl $ ˈkɑːr-/ noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Italian; Origin: carnevale, from carne 'meat' ( ⇒ carnation) + levare 'to remove'; because after Carnival people stopped eating meat for a period]

1. [uncountable and countable] a public event at which people play music, wear special clothes, and dance in the streets:
preparations for this year’s carnival
when it’s Carnival in Rio
a carnival atmosphere in the town

2. [countable] American English a noisy outdoor event at which you can ride on special machines and play games for prizes Synonym : funfair British English

3. [countable] American English a school event at which students play games for prizes

4. carnival of something literary an exciting mixture of things:
Shakespeare’s carnival of images

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