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fairgrounds

fairgrounds is the alternative spelling of fairground.

fairgrounds is the plural of fairground.

Meaning of fairground

Noun

fairground (plural fairgrounds)

  1. An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
  2. A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.

Forms of fairgrounds

pluralfairgrounds
alternative formfairground

Origin of fairgrounds

From fair + grounds.

Questions about fairgrounds

What is fairgrounds the alternative spelling of?
Fairgrounds is the alternative spelling of fairground.

Words near fairgrounds in the dictionary

  1. Fairgate
  2. fairgoer
  3. fairgoers
  4. fairgoing
  5. fairground
  6. fairgrounds
  7. Fairgrove
  8. fairhaired
  9. Fairhall
  10. Fairhalls
  11. fairhanded

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fairgrounds (page history and authors); fairground (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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