state fair
state fair noun: an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall.
Noun (1)
state fair (plural state fairs)
- An annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall.
- When summer ended—when the State Fair closed and the heat broke, when the last green hop vines had been torn down along the H Street road and the tule fog began rising off the low ground at night—[…]1968, Joan Didion, “Notes from a Native Daughter”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem
- Once a year, around the time of the harvest, every state in the U.S.A. holds a state fair. If you have ever been to a state fair, you know that there are many different things to see and do.2004, Becky Radtke, At the State Fair Coloring Book, Courier Corporation, →ISBN
Noun (2) capitalized: State Fair
State Fair (plural State Fairs)
- Alternative letter-case form of state fair.
Forms of state fair
| plural | state fairs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | State Fair |
| plural | State Fairs |
Questions about state fair
- What does state fair mean?
- State fair means an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall.
- What part of speech is state fair?
- State fair is a noun.
- What is the plural of state fair?
- The plural of state fair is state fairs.
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