circus

Noun
  1. A travelling company of entertainers;
    Including trained animals (synset 108206141)
    "he ran away from home to join the circus"
    is a type of: company, troupe - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
  2. A performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals (synset 100520795)
    "the children always love to go to the circus"
    is a type of: show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
    subtypes: three-ring circus - a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
  3. A frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment (synset 100553716)
    "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
    is a type of: disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
    same as: carnival
  4. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games (synset 103039074)
    referred to in: antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
    domain region: capital of italy, eternal city, italian capital, roma, rome - capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
    is a type of: arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
  5. An arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent (synset 103038845)
    "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"
    is a type of: arena, scene of action - a playing field where sports events take place
    has: big top, circus tent, round top, top - a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
  6. A genus of haws comprising the harriers (synset 101612190)
    is a type of: bird genus - a genus of birds
    member holonym:
    belongs to: accipitridae, family accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles
    same as: genus circus

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