• performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the Circus"
• a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a Circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a Circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
• a genus of haws comprising the harriers
• 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"
• (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
• a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the Circus"

'Circus' in other languages