fairground

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/ ˈfɛərˌgraʊnd /

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noun

Often fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.

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Origin of fairground

First recorded in 1735–45; fair² + ground¹

Words nearby fairground

fair enough, fairfaced, Fairfax, Fairfield, fair game, fairground, fair-haired, fair-haired boy, Fairhaven, fairily, fairing

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One station opened in San Marcos on Thursday and Scripps Health, the county and the Del Mar Fairgrounds are planning to open another super station at the fairgrounds Friday.
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Montgomery officials also said Monday that they have asked the Hogan administration to consider the fairgrounds in Gaithersburg as a location for a mass vaccination site.
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The fairgrounds of Waterloo’s National Cattle Congress, the site of an annual agricultural fair, serves as both a staging ground and a temporary holding facility.
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Earlier this month Nebraska allowed outdoor gatherings to reopen at 100%, including sports stadiums and fairgrounds.
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“No more than two miles from me is the state fairground,” he said.
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It ended, magnificently, in a shoot-out between the women in a fairground hall of mirrors.
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On weekends, the parking lot doubles as a sort of fairground and playground for kids.
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The British consulate just posted this cute video on Vine of Harry playing fairground games on the rebuilt boardwalk.
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“The whole scene looked like a temporary fairground of basics taken for granted across the highway,” Brick observes.
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The modern Provincial Fairground, lying well within the city limits of Calgary, was selected as the site of the performance.
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British Dictionary definitions for fairground

fairground

/ (ˈfɛəˌɡraʊnd) /

noun

an open space used for a fair or exhibition

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