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funfair

British  
/ ˈfʌnˌfɛə /

noun

  1. an amusement park or fairground

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A funfair will run until 21:00 GMT offering entertainment for families after prayers.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The Health and Safety Executive has been informed and the funfair, which was due to run over the Bank Holiday weekend, will remain closed.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025

A seaside funfair dating back more than 100 years is to close later this year, its owners have announced.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Julie Burton, 60, said she regularly attended the funfair when she was a child.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Below and ahead of them, lit up like a ghastly funfair, was a rectangle of stark, garish white light desecrating an otherwise blacked-out landscape.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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