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Meanings of carnival in English

Russian
карнавал
Portuguese
carnaval
Catalan
carnaval
Spanish
carnaval
Wikidata

Festive season which occurs immediately before Lent.

        карнавал
        Catalan
        fira
        Spanish
        feria

        A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

              fira

              A frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment.

                    Usage of carnival in English
                    1
                    I see no future for carnival in Trinidad in the months ahead.
                    Jamaica Observer
                    2
                    Other less-active galaxies from our carnival shred many fewer stars per year.
                    Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
                    3
                    And as a result, the annual cultural carnival is becoming increasingly diverse.
                    Radio NZ
                    4
                    Tracy thought his was a smile seen most often on carnival midways.
                    Happiness key
                    5
                    Now the founders of the carnival reflect on 50 years of success.
                    BBC
                    6
                    Colored lights lined the road ahead of carnival celebrations due next week.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    With the changing months I keep high carnival in all the zones.
                    Prue and I
                    8
                    He did not want a solemn gathering; he wanted a carnival-like atmosphere.
                    The Irish Times
                    9
                    There will certainly be no carnival atmosphere amongst his supporters on Friday.
                    The South African
                    10
                    Next weekend, the Hard Working Class Heroes carnival takes over the capital.
                    The Irish Times
                    11
                    The carnival mood curdled when Mr Chávez was asked about term limits.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    The air was filled with the sound and odor of the carnival.
                    The Honor of the Big Snows
                    13
                    Fine line between tough test and carnival golf, says Mickelson SOUTHAMPTON, NY.
                    Reuters
                    14
                    Tonight's games in London should be seen as a carnival of football.
                    The Guardian
                    15
                    It was the vacation time-themidsummer carnival weeks of the wilderness people.
                    The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
                    16
                    In Venice, during the carnival, that innocent pleasure is allowed in convents.
                    The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 0...
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