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kermis
[ kur-mis ]
noun
- (in the Low Countries) a local, annual outdoor fair or festival.
- a similar entertainment, usually for charitable purposes.
kermis
/ ˈkɜːmɪs /
noun
- (formerly, esp in Holland and Northern Germany) an annual country festival or carnival
- a similar event, esp one held to collect money for charity
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kermis1
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Example Sentences
The Arabs received the kermis from Armenia, and the name was originally “Quer-més,” “oak-apple.”
One week each year they have a great festival called the "Kermis," which is not unlike the old-fashioned carnival in this country.
The travelling temples reserved for the honour of poffertjes and wafelen are the most noticeable features of any Kermis.
It was at Leyden that I saw my first Kermis, or fair, seven years ago, and ate my first poffertjes and wafelen.
Writing as a foreigner, in no way concerned with the matter, I may express regret that the Kermis is not what it was in Holland.
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