Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural same as
fairground .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
fairground .; the grounds where a fair is held. - noun Plural form of
fairground .
Etymologies
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Examples
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However, one of the places we make a point of visiting each time we make the trip, and undoubtedly one of the most precious areas of the permanent fairgrounds, is the City of Toronto Animal Services branch in the Horse Palace building.
Archive 2009-08-01 Sarah 2009
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However, one of the places we make a point of visiting each time we make the trip, and undoubtedly one of the most precious areas of the permanent fairgrounds, is the City of Toronto Animal Services branch in the Horse Palace building.
Just Like Ali Baba Sarah 2009
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And the woman who runs the bed & breakfast where we stay, even though it's maybe 40 minutes on the bus away from the fairgrounds, is so incredibly sweet.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2005
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"When he made the report, he called the fairgrounds and got that information, that there had been intelligence information that this was beat whitey night," Dawson explained, "I have looked into it and I cannot find the origin of that comment."
Radio Iowa 2010
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However, she said the city regulations do not cover the fairgrounds, which is state-owned, and the city has no jurisdiction over buildings on that property.
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Now I had seen this guy and his friend earlier, sort of hitting on a woman among the whiskey aisles, so I knew who they were: see, over at the fairgrounds, which is about three blocks from this liquor store, there's a roping contest in town.
Archive 2009-08-01 delagar 2009
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But here, as with “incorporation,” the ultimate decision in this case is unchanged even though the grounds for the decision have shifted from “not an individual right” to “the fairgrounds are a sensitive/protectable space.”
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Now I had seen this guy and his friend earlier, sort of hitting on a woman among the whiskey aisles, so I knew who they were: see, over at the fairgrounds, which is about three blocks from this liquor store, there's a roping contest in town.
Katrina -- the Gift That Keeps on Giving delagar 2009
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Unless you are used to thinking in such terms, knowing that the fairgrounds were a mile square means very little.
The Devil in the White City Fred Perry 2008
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Unless you are used to thinking in such terms, knowing that the fairgrounds were a mile square means very little.
Archive 2008-03-01 Fred Perry 2008
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