Found 3 items, similar to Circus.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: circus sirkus
English → English (WordNet) Definition: circus circus n 1: a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; “he ran away from home to join the circus” 2: performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; “the children always love to go to the circus” 3: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; “it was so funny it was a circus”; “the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere” [syn: carnival] 4: (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games 5: an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; “they used the elephants to help put up the circus” 6: a genus of haws comprising the harriers [syn: genus Circus]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Circus Circus \Cir"cus\, n.; pl. Circuses. [L. circus circle, ring, circus (in sense 1). See Circle, and cf. Cirque.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Roman Antiq.) A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows. [1913 Webster] Note: The Circus Maximus at Rome could contain more than 100,000 spectators. --Harpers' Latin Dict. [1913 Webster] 2. A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage. [1913 Webster] 3. Circuit; space; inclosure. [R.] [1913 Webster] The narrow circus of my dungeon wall. --Byron. [1913 Webster]