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Meaning of circus

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

circus

Pronunciation:/ˈsɜːkəs//ˈsɝkəs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

    Example: The circus will be in town next week.

  2. A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.

    Example: Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street.

  3. A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.

  4. In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.

verb

Definitions

  1. To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus