carnival

noun/ˈkɑrnɪvəl/

Frequency rank: #4,988 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a festive public celebration or traveling amusement show with rides, games, and entertainment.

Illustration for the English word “carnival”

Example sentence

The children laughed and played games at the summer carnival.

Synonyms & related words

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