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funfair
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funfair [ˈfʌnˌfɛə]
n
Brit an amusement park or fairground
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.funfairfunfair - a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
common, commons, green, park - a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park"
theme park - an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)
2.funfairfunfair - a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"
midway - the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
Translations
funfair [ˈfʌnfɛəʳ] N (Brit) → parque m de atracciones

funfair [ˈfʌnfɛər] n (British)fête f, fête f foraine

funfair
nKirmes f

funfair [ˈfʌnˌfɛəʳ] n (Brit) → luna park m inv
funfair [ˈfʌnˌfɛəʳ] n (Brit) → luna park m inv

funfair ملاهي pouť forlystelsespark Jahrmarkt λούνα παρκ feria huvipuisto fête foraine luna park luna park 遊園地 유원지 kermis fornøyelsespark wesołe miasteczko parque de diversões парк с аттракционами nöjesfält สวนสนุก lunapark hội chợ vui chơi 游乐场


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What they stood for was what young people enjoyed (and vastly preferred to Soviet Communist propaganda): Chaplin movies, detective stories, clowns and cardsharps, pop songs, foxtrots, funfairs, fast cars, sex, free expression, and vodka.
Its innate proximity to theatrical sets, or worse yet, to the obsolete spook-houses of funfairs, however, points to one of the fundamental questions at this moment: Can complex historical meaning only be conceived in traditional representational forms, which inevitably disqualify the work as nostalgic, if not obsolete, with regard to the culture industry's demands for utter newness and the imperatives of advanced technological standards?
com allows leisure industry professionals to buy and sell products and services online through a series of trading communities, covering theme parks, family entertainment centres, funfairs and carnivals, pubs and clubs, and health and fitness centres.
 
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