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carnival in Arabic

كَرْنَفَال karnavāl

/ˈkɑːnɪvəl//ˈkɑɹnɪvəl/

carnival in Arabic: كَرْنَفَال (karnavāl). In English, carnival means any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.

Arabic words for carnival

festive occasion marked by parades
كَرْنَفَال karnavāl

English meaning of carnival

  1. noun Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
  2. noun A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
  3. noun A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.
  4. noun A context in which transgression or inversion of the social order is given temporary license. Derived from the work of Mikhail Bakhtin.

Full definition of carnival

carnival in a sentence

  • We all got to ride the merry-go-round when they brought their carnival to town.
  • When the carnival came to town, every one wanted some cotton candy.
  • a carnival of idiocy

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Questions about carnival in Arabic

What is the meaning of carnival in Arabic?
Carnival in Arabic is كَرْنَفَال (karnavāl).
ما معنى كلمة carnival؟
Carnival: كَرْنَفَال (karnavāl).
What does carnival mean in English?
Carnival means any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.

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