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fairground

American  
[fair-ground] / ˈfɛərˌgraʊnd /

noun

  1. Often fairgrounds. a place where fairs, fair, 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.

fairground British  
/ ˈfɛəˌɡraʊnd /

noun

  1. an open space used for a fair or exhibition

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Etymology

Origin of fairground

First recorded in 1735–45; fair 2 + ground 1

Example Sentences

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The improvised prison pens—everything from old army barracks and training camps, barns and fairgrounds, derelict cotton warehouses and tobacco factories—were emptied out.

From The Wall Street Journal

The protesters rallied on Munich's Theresienwiese fairgrounds, denouncing the leadership of Iran's Islamic Republic following the deadly repression of nationwide protests in January.

From Barron's

He left the fairgrounds, the exuberant fireworks exploding behind him, Maya-Jade’s disgusted expression in front of him.

From Literature

A fairground train carrying children made its way through the crowd, its Christmas soundtrack drowned out by the supportive honks of cars.

From Barron's

He maintained during his trial that his two crossbows were "purely for sport" and that two pistols were the kind "commonly used in fairgrounds".

From BBC

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