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English noun: circus | |||
| 1. | circus (group) a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals | ||
| Samples | He ran away from home to join the circus. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | company, troupe | ||
| 2. | circus (act) a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals | ||
| Samples | The children always love to go to the circus. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | three-ring circus | ||
| 3. | circus (act) a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment | ||
| Samples | It was so funny it was a circus. The whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere. | ||
| Synonyms | carnival | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disturbance | ||
| 4. | circus (artifact) (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium | ||
| Domain category | antiquity | ||
| Domain region | capital of Italy, Eternal City, Italian capital, Roma, Rome | ||
| 5. | circus (artifact) an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent | ||
| Samples | They used the elephants to help put up the circus. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arena, scene of action | ||
| Part holonym | big top, circus tent, round top, top | ||
| 6. | Circus (animal) a genus of haws comprising the harriers | ||
| Synonyms | genus Circus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bird genus | ||
| Member holonym | Circus Aeruginosus, Circus cyaneus, Circus pygargus, harrier, hen harrier, marsh harrier, marsh hawk, Montagu's harrier, northern harrier | ||
| Member meronym | Accipitridae, family Accipitridae | ||
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