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Carnival vs Fairground - What's the difference?

carnival | fairground |

As nouns the difference between carnival and fairground

is that carnival is a festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment while fairground is an area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.

As a proper noun Carnival

is the season just before the beginning of the Roman Catholic season of Lent, when New Orleans has its Mardi Gras carnival.

carnival

English

(wikipedia carnival)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
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    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}
  • (US English) a traveling amusement park, called a funfair in UK English.

    • Derived terms

    * carnival glass * carny * carnivalesque * carnivalistic

    See also

    *

    fairground

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fairgrounds

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
  • A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.

    • Usage notes

    * While fairgrounds is the plural, it can also be treated as singular; see that entry for additional information.