county fair
noun
a competitive exhibition of farm products, livestock, etc., often held annually in the same place in the county.
county fairs
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pluralof county fair.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Millions of families attend festivals and fairs, from huge events like Coachella to niche ones like Renaissance fairs, comic conferences and, yes, the same local county fairs that were popular back in the Early Republic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
More than a third of California’s 77 county fairs have been plagued by an array of problems in the last decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
As a result, the band went on hiatus and ultimately dissolved in 1980, although they regularly reformed for county fairs and reunion tours over the coming decades.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
"This is especially important if you go to farms, county fairs which have animals or petting zoos. Also stay at home of you are sick or have symptoms from a respiratory disease."
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2024
His name is one to conjure with, even yet, and nearly every lion which is exhibited in the side shows at the county fairs is billed as 'Wallace, the Untamable!'
From Side Show Studies by Oliver Herford
