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1. (n.) circus
a large public show or entertainment featuring performing animals, clowns, feats of skill and daring, pageantry, etc.
2. circus
the physical equipment, personnel, etc., of such a show.
3. circus
the place where such a show is held, usu. a circular arena surrounded by tiers of seats, often in a tent.
4. circus
(in ancient Rome)
5. circus
a large, usu.
6. circus
a game or spectacle presented in such an arena.
7. circus
Brit. an open circle or plaza where several streets converge.
8. circus
a display of rowdy sport or wild activity.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < L: circular region of the sky, oval space for games, akin to (or <) Gk kírkos ring)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) circus
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
"he ran away from home to join the circus"
2. (noun) circus
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
"the children always love to go to the circus"
3. (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"
4. (noun) circus
(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
5. (noun) circus
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
"they used the elephants to help put up the circus"
6. (noun) Circus, genus Circus
a genus of haws comprising the harriers
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1. (noun) circus
a traveling show in a large tent
circus animals; a circus act
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Circus
a level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows
2. (noun) Circus
a circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage
3. (noun) Circus
circuit; space; inclosure
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Sense: a travelling show with performances by horsemen, acrobats, animals etc
The children went to the circus.
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 Afrikaans: sirkus |
 Arabic: سِرك |
 Bulgarian: цирк |
 Brazilian: circo |
 Czech: cirkus |
 German: der Zirkus |
 Danish: cirkus |
 Greek: τσίρκο |
 Spanish: circo |
 Estonian: tsirkus |
 Farsi: سیرک |
 Finnish: sirkus |
 French: cirque |
 Hebrew: קִרקַס |
 Hindi: सर्कस |
 Croatian: cirkus |
 Hungarian: cirkusz |
 Indonesian: sirkus |
 Icelandic: hringleikahús, sirkus |
 Italian: circo |
 Japanese: サーカス |
 Korean: 서커스 |
 Lithuanian: cirkas |
 Latvian: cirks |
 Malay: sarkas |
 Dutch: circus |
 Norwegian: sirkus |
 Polish: cyrk |
 Persian: سیرک |
 Pashto: سركس |
 Portuguese: circo |
 Romanian: circ |
 Russian: цирк |
 Slovak: cirkus |
 Slovenian: cirkus |
 Serbian: cirkus |
 Swedish: cirkus |
 Thai: ละครสัตว์ |
 Turkish: sirk |
 Taiwanese: 馬戲團 |
 Ukrainian: цирк |
 Urdu: سرکش |
 Vietnamese: gánh xiếc |
 Chinese: 马戏团 |
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