"funfair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: funfairs [plural]
Etymology: fun + fair Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fun|fair}} fun + fair Head templates: {{en-noun}} funfair (plural funfairs)
  1. (UK, Ireland) A travelling amusement park. Wikipedia link: funfair Tags: Ireland, UK Synonyms (travelling amusement park): carnival Related terms: fairground
    Sense id: en-funfair-en-noun-eIVcOoi2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

Inflected forms

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