Definitions for fairgroundˈfɛərˌgraʊnd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fair•groundˈfɛərˌgraʊnd(n.)

  1. Often, fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held, esp. an area set aside by a county, city, or state for an annual fair and containing exhibition buildings.

Origin of fairground:

1735–45

Princeton's WordNet

  1. fairground(noun)

    an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses

Wiktionary

  1. fairground(Noun)

    The area where the fair and all its festivities are.

  2. Origin: from fair + ground


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