kermis noun.
['kǝ:mɪs] Also
kirmess.
L16.[Dutch kermis, -misse, from kerk CHURCH noun + misse MASS noun1: orig. = mass on annual anniversary of dedication of a church, when a fair was held. Cf. KERMESSE.]In the Low Countries, parts of Germany, etc.: an annual fair or carnival. Also (
US), a similar fair or bazaar, usu. for charitable purposes.
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