car·ni·val
 carnival
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When you go to a carnival, you go to a place where there are rides, games to play, and shows. A carnival usually stays in a town for a few days, and then it travels to another town.
I like to go on all the rides at the carnival, but my brother won't go with me on some. He's scared!
- similar words:
- circus, fair, festival
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Carnival comes from Latin and means "to stop eating meat." In the 1500s, "carnival" time was the last three days before the Christian season of Lent. It was the last chance to eat meat until Easter.