carnival

car·ni·val  (kärn-vl)

n.

1. often Carnival The period of merrymaking and feasting celebrated just before Lent.

2. A traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows.

3. A festival or revel: winter carnival.

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[Italian carnevale, from Old Italian carnelevare, Shrovetide : carne, meat (from Latin car, carn-; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots) + levare, to remove (from Latin levre, to raise; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots).]

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carnival [ˈkɑːnɪv^əl]

n

1.

a.  a festive occasion or period marked by merrymaking, processions, etc.: esp in some Roman Catholic countries, the period just before Lent

b.  (as modifier) a carnival atmosphere

2. a travelling fair having merry-go-rounds, etc.

3. a show or display arranged as an amusement

4. Austral a sports meeting

[from Italian carnevale, from Old Italian carnelevare a removing of meat (referring to the Lenten fast)]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carnival - a festival marked by merrymaking and processions festival, fete - an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras - a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans
	2.	carnival - a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere" circus disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
	3.	carnival - a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. fair, funfair 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

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carnival

noun

1. festival, fair, fête, celebration, gala, jubilee, jamboree, Mardi Gras, revelry, merrymaking, fiesta, holiday The town is best known for its carnivals with masked balls and firework processions.

2. funfair circus a carnival with rides and games

Translations

carnival [ˈkɑːnɪvəl]

A. N → carnaval m (US) → parque m de atracciones

B. CPD carnival queen N → reina f del carnaval or de la fiesta

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carnival [ˈkɑː^rnɪv^əl] n

(= public celebration) → carnaval m

(US) (= funfair) → fête foraine

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carnival

n → Volksfest nt; (= village carnival etc) → Schützenfest nt; (based on religion) → Karneval m

attr → Fest-, Karnevals-; carnival procession → Fest-/Karnevalszug m

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carnival [ˈkɑːnɪv/əl] n (public celebration) → carnevale m (Am) (funfair) → luna park m inv

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carnival [ˈkɑːnɪv/əl] n (public celebration) → carnevale m (Am) (funfair) → luna park m inv

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carnival

n carnival [ˈkaːnivəl]

a public entertainment, often involving processions of people in fancy dress etc a winter carnival. karnaval كَرنفال: احْتِفال مَسيرات عُمومي карнавал karneval karneval der Karneval, Fasching καρναβάλι carnaval karneval کارناوال؛ جشنواره karnevaali carnaval קַרנָבָל रोमन कैथोलिक लोगों का एक उत्सव karneval karnevál karnaval kjötkveðjuhátíð, karnival carnevale 謝肉祭 대중 축제 karnavalas karnevāls karnival carnaval karneval karnawał carnaval carnaval карнавал karneval karneval karneval karneval งานเฉลิมฉลองของมวลชน karnaval 狂歡節，嘉年華會 карнавал رنگ برنگے لباس پہنے ہوئے لوگوں کا میلہ ngày hội 狂欢节

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carnival → كرنفال karneval karneval Karneval καρναβάλι carnaval karnevaali carnaval karneval carnevale カーニバル 카니발 carnaval karneval karnawał carnaval карнавал karnival งานฉลองของมวลชน karnaval ngày hội 狂欢节