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
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