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1. (n.) carnival
a traveling amusement show having sideshows and rides.
2. carnival
a festival:
a winter carnival of sports and games.
3. carnival
the season immediately preceding Lent, often observed with merrymaking.
Etymology: (1540–50; < It carnevale, early It carnelevare taking meat away =carne flesh +levare < L levāre to lift)
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| Definition of 'Carnival' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) carnival
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
2. (noun) circus, carnival
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
"it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
3. (noun) carnival, fair, funfair
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
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1. (noun) carnival
an outdoor fair with rides, games, etc.
when the carnival comes to town
2. carnival
a set of yearly events including parades and dancing in the streets; = mardi gras
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| Definition of 'Carnival' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Carnival
a festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday
2. (noun) Carnival
any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous excess
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| Definitions of 'Carnival' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Carnival
in Roman Catholic countries the name given to a season of feasting and revelry immediately preceding Lent, akin to the Saturnalia of the Romans.
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Sense: a public entertainment, often involving processions of people in fancy dress etc
a winter carnival.
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 Afrikaans: karnaval |
 Arabic: كَرنفال: احْتِفال مَسيرات |
 Bulgarian: карнавал |
 Brazilian: carnaval |
 Czech: karneval |
 German: der Karneval, Fasching |
 Danish: karneval |
 Greek: καρναβάλι |
 Spanish: carnaval |
 Estonian: karneval |
 Farsi: کارناوال؛ جشنواره |
 Finnish: karnevaali |
 French: carnaval |
 Hebrew: קַרנָבָל |
 Hindi: रोमन कैथोलिक लोगों का एक |
 Croatian: karneval |
 Hungarian: karnevál |
 Indonesian: karnaval |
 Icelandic: kjötkveðjuhátíð, karnival |
 Italian: carnevale |
 Japanese: 謝肉祭 |
 Korean: 대중 축제 |
 Lithuanian: karnavalas |
 Latvian: karnevāls |
 Malay: karnival |
 Dutch: carnaval |
 Norwegian: karneval |
 Polish: karnawał |
 Persian: کارناوال؛ جشنواره |
 Pashto: مېله، سات تېرى |
 Portuguese: carnaval |
 Romanian: carnaval |
 Russian: карнавал |
 Slovak: karneval |
 Slovenian: karneval |
 Serbian: karneval |
 Swedish: karneval |
 Thai: งานเฉลิมฉลองของมวลชน |
 Turkish: karnaval |
 Taiwanese: 狂歡節，嘉年華會 |
 Ukrainian: карнавал |
 Urdu: رنگ برنگے لباس پہنے ہوئے |
 Vietnamese: ngày hội |
 Chinese: 狂欢节，嘉年华会 |
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