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View synonyms for fairground

fairground

[ fair-ground ]

noun

  1. Often fairgrounds. a place where fairs, fair, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.


fairground

/ ˈfɛəˌɡraʊnd /

noun

  1. an open space used for a fair or exhibition


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fairground1

First recorded in 1735–45; fair 2 + ground 1

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Example Sentences

“No more than two miles from me is the state fairground,” he said.

It ended, magnificently, in a shoot-out between the women in a fairground hall of mirrors.

On weekends, the parking lot doubles as a sort of fairground and playground for kids.

The British consulate just posted this cute video on Vine of Harry playing fairground games on the rebuilt boardwalk.

“The whole scene looked like a temporary fairground of basics taken for granted across the highway,” Brick observes.

The modern Provincial Fairground, lying well within the city limits of Calgary, was selected as the site of the performance.

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