circus

[ sur-kuh s ]
/ ˈsɜr kəs /

noun, plural cir·cus·es.

Origin of circus

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: circular region of the sky, oval space in which games were held, akin to (or borrowed from) Greek kírkos ring, circle

OTHER WORDS FROM circus

cir·cus·y, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for circus

British Dictionary definitions for circus

circus
/ (ˈsɜːkəs) /

noun plural -cuses

Word Origin for circus

C16: from Latin, from Greek kirkos ring

Idioms and Phrases with circus

circus

see three-ring circus.