county fair

noun

: a fair usually held annually at a set location in a county especially to exhibit local agricultural products and livestock

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That’s especially true when looking ahead at all of the county fairs, state fairs and festivals scheduled for the next several months. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025 Paintings of a county fair, historic Graves County churches, community gatherings, renderings of downtown Mayfield. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Their work has been part of state fairs from California to Florida, and county fairs from Texas to Wyoming. Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025 But before the collaboration, the Wilson County Fair had long established itself as the standard for county fairs in the state, and it was considered one of the best in the country, already regularly approaching or surpassing 500,000 in attendance for years. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for county fair 

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of county fair was in 1772

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“County fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20fair. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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