county fair

noun

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

Examples of county fair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The story of Cedar the goat sparked a California bill that would allow kids to enter animals in county fairs without the risk of the animals being butchered. Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024 His summers are filled with the Wisconsin State Fair and county fairs, truck and tractor pulls, and Summerfest. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for county fair 

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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 1 Jun. 2024.

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