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/ˈsərkəs/,
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circuses, plural;
  1. A traveling company of acrobats, trained animals, and clowns that gives performances, typically in a large tent, in a series of different places
    • - a circus elephant
  2. (in ancient Rome) A rounded or oblong arena lined with tiers of seats, used for equestrian and other sports and games

  3. A group of people involved in a particular sport who travel around to compete against one another in a series of different places
    • - the Formula One circus
  4. A public scene of frenetic and noisily intrusive activity
    • - a media circus
  5. A rounded open space in a city where several streets converge
    • - Piccadilly Circus
  1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
  2. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
  3. (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
  4. 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"
  5. a genus of haws comprising the harriers
  6. A circus is commonly a travelling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists. ...
  7. Circus (Цирк; Tsirk) is a 1936 Soviet melodramatic comedy musical film. It was directed by Grigori Aleksandrov at the Mosfilm studios. In his own words, it was conceived as "an eccentric comedy...a real side splitter."
  8. Circus is a 2000 British crime thriller movie directed by Rob Walker and written by David Logan. The movie stars John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Brian Conley, and Eddie Izzard. It was released in the UK on May 5, 2000 and had its USA (limited) release on September 15, 2000.
  9. Circus is a 2009 Kannada film directed and produced by Dayal Padmanabhan who previously acted with Ganesh in Gaalipata. Music was composed by Emil. The film stars Ganesh and Archana Gupta in the lead roles, Archana Gupta who had earlier done leading role in Telugu film Andamaina Manasulo. ...
  10. This is an episode list for the animated cartoon series Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The series premiered on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. It later became part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. In the early days of Adult Swim, the show was rated TV-PG. ...
  11. Circus is the sixth album of Argent, released in 1975 by Epic and distributed by CBS. Argent was an English band started by Rod Argent, previously of the Zombies, drummer Robert Henrit, bass player Jim Rodford and guitar and keyboard player Russ Ballard. ...
  12. Circus is the sixth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on December 2nd, 2008 by Jive Records. ...
  13. The Roman circus was a large open-air venue used for public events in the ancient Roman Empire. The circuses were similar to the ancient Greek hippodromes, although serving varying purposes. Along with theatres and amphitheatres, Circuses were one of the main entertainment sites of the time. ...
  14. Circus is a Japanese visual novel studio known for creating adult-oriented bishōjo games. In addition to the normal Circus brand name, there are other brand divisions including Circus Northern, Circus Fetish, Circus Metal, and Sanctuary. ...
  15. Circus is the second album of J-pop duo FictionJunction Yuuka. It was released on July 4, 2007.
  16. A harrier is any of the several species of diurnal hawks forming the Circinae sub-family of the Accipitridae family of birds of prey. Harriers characteristically hunt by flying low over open ground, feeding on small mammals, reptiles, or birds.
  17. Circus was a monthly American magazine devoted to rock music. It was published from 1966 to 2006. In its heyday the magazine had a full-time editorial staff that included some of the biggest names in rock journalism, including Paul Nelson, David Fricke, and Kurt Loder, and rivaled Rolling Stone ...
  18. Circus is a Hip hop song by South Korean rapper, MC Mong from his 4th studio album Show's Just Begun. It was released on April 22, 2008. It won 1st place for 5 weeks on Music Bank''' K-Chart.
  19. Circus is a novel written by the Scottish author Alistair MacLean. It was first released in the United Kingdom by Collins in 1975 and later in the same year by Doubleday in the United States.
  20. A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Circinae — the harriers
  21. A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent; A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet; In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing; A World War ...
  22. a circle or ring; a road forming a closed loop; an open (mostly circular) area in a town where streets converge; a circular range of houses
  23. Roman stadium designed for chariot racing
  24. The insider’s term for the traveling swarm of teams, equipment, drivers, sponsors and media that moves from race to race during an F1 season.
  25. Life is a cabaret, old chum. What good is sitting alone in your room?