Carnival Village Noun ˈkɑːnɪvl ˈkɑːrnɪvl Local Year Rio

• there is a local carnival every year.
• the carnival in rio
• a carnival atmosphere
• the children are getting ready for the village carnival.

carnival

1. a public festival, usually one that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes
• There is a local carnival every year.
• the carnival in Rio
• a carnival atmosphere
2. a type of entertainment in a field or park at which people can ride on large machines and play games to win prizes
3. an outdoor public event or celebration involving entertainment, games, food and drink, etc., often organized by a town or village
• COMPARE fete (1)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fete_1#fete_sng_1
• The children are getting ready for the village carnival.
• Live music, sports demonstrations and a spectacular parade are all planned for this year's Woodley Carnival.
4. an exciting or brightly coloured mixture of things
• this summer’s carnival of sport

Word Origin

• mid 16th cent.: from Italian carnevale, carnovale, from medieval Latin carnelevamen, carnelevarium ‘Shrovetide’, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + levare ‘put away’.