English-Finnish translations for circus

• sirkus
  Onko tämän istuntosalin ulkopuolella jokin sirkus? Outside this Chamber do we have a circus?
  (Välihuomautus salista: "Matkustava sirkus!") (Interjection from the floor: 'Travelling circus!')
  . Sirkus ja kaikki se fantasia, jota sirkus loihtii esiin, on huomattavan kunnioituksen ja sanoisin jopa kiintymyksen arvoinen. . The circus, with all the fantasy that it conjures up, is worthy of enormous respect and, if I may say so, affection.
• aukio

Definition of circus

• 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
• A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place
• In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing
• Circuit; space; enclosure
• To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus

Examples

• The circus will be in town next week
• Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street

Related words

• circusless
• circus director
• circus ring
• circus performer
• circus menagerie
• circus parade
• media circus
• flying circus
• flea circus