see|Circus
English
Etymology
From L. #Latin|circus, "ring, circle"
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)k�s|-��(r)k�s
Noun
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- A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
#: The circus will be in town next week.
- A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
#: Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street.
- historical In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
Derived terms
media circus
Related terms
circular
circle
Translations
trans-top|company that travels
Danish: #Danish|circus
French: cirque m
German: Zirkus m
Greek: ��ί�κο (tsirco) n
Hebrew: קרקס (qirqas) m
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Italian: circo m
Japanese: ����, �馬�, ��
Portuguese: circo
Romanian: cerc
Russian: �и�к
Sardinian: circu, tzircu
trans-bottom
trans-top|round open space
Italian: circo m
trans-mid
Portuguese: cruzamento
Russian: к��гла� пло�ад�
trans-bottom
Latin
Etymology
From ancient Greek κί�κο�, κ�ίκο�
Noun
circus
- Ring, circle.
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