Meanings
nounbook fair (plural book fairs)
plural book fairs
- A public event at which books are sold, often featuring appearances by authors.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
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Broader
nounbazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 書展 /书展, 書市 /书市
- 書展 /书展 (shūzhǎn)public event at which books are sold
- 書市 /书市 (shūshì)public event at which books are sold
Finnish kirjamessut
- kirjamessutpublic event at which books are sold
German Buchmesse
- Buchmessepublic event at which books are sold
Hindi पुस्तक मेला
- पुस्तक मेला (pustak melā)public event at which books are sold
Indonesian pekan buku
- pekan bukupublic event at which books are sold
Russian книжная ярмарка
- книжная ярмарка (knižnaja jarmarka)public event at which books are sold
Spanish feria del libro
- feria del libropublic event at which books are sold
Swahili onyesho la vitabu
- onyesho la vitabupublic event at which books are sold
Swedish bokmässa
- bokmässapublic event at which books are sold
Cite this entry
APA
book fair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20fair
MLA
“book fair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20fair. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “book fair,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/book%20fair.
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