carnival

Universal Words noun 1 [C,U] a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear colourful clothes: There is a local carnival every year. * the carnival in Rio * a carnival atmosphere 2 [C] (AmE) = FAIRn.(1) 3 [C] (AmE) = FeTE 4 [sing.] ~ of sth (written) an exciting or colourful mixture of things: this summer's carnival of sport