carnival
(kɑːʳnɪvəl )
Word forms: carnivals
1. countable noun B2
A carnival is a public festival during which people play music and sometimes dance in the streets.
2. countable noun
A carnival is a travelling show which is held in a park or field and at which there are machines to ride on, entertainments, and games. [US]
regional note: in BRIT, use funfair3. countable noun [NOUN of noun]
A carnival of something such as colours or sounds is a bright or exciting mixture of them. [literary]
The avenues lined with jacaranda trees burst into a carnival of purple.
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Collocations:
carnival celebrations
And he stamped his way through the hard-edged rhythms of the carnival celebrations.
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The importance of the city became noticeable as visitors flocked to the city during the carnival celebrations.
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Simultaneously, huge carnival celebrations at the electoral court happened, where the roles at the court were rearranged at random.
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They founded a committee in 1824 to strengthen their presence in the still male-dominated carnival celebrations.
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Translations:
Chinese: 狂欢节
Japanese: カーニバル