"Vanity Fair" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: From “Vanity Fair”, location of a debauched year-long festival in the 1678 novel The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Vanity Fair}} Vanity Fair
  1. (derogatory) Society, especially high society, as a place of self-interest and the superficial. Wikipedia link: John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-Vanity_Fair-en-name-XIpZanei Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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