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The Carnival and the Circus
The word carnival has its origins in in latin. And then youve got the circus, which is also incredibly old. You can probably guess where circus began in roman history. It wasn't until the 19 30 that in north american english it became a fun fair or what we would call a circus. For example, in 19 31, an oblong of trucks surrounding a village of tents, a carnival company are coming exclamation mark. Or in the new yorker, from 19 39, 60 thousand outdoor show people, the carnes, who travel from town to town with carnivals.
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