book fair

collocation in English

meaningsofbookandfair

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book
noun
uk
/bʊk/us
/bʊk/
a written text that can be published in printed or ...
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fair
adjective
uk
/feər/us
/fer/
treating someone in a way that is right or reasonable, or treating a group of people equally and not allowing personal opinions to influence ...
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(Definition ofbookandfairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Next year's topic at thebookfairwill be access to books.
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Thebookfairwas started to meet the growing public demand for books, and a relative lack of bookshops.
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The enthusiastic response, with over 2,000 people seated, breaking the recordbookfairover the years.
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In 2009, thebookfaircelebrated its 10-year anniversary.
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Eachbookfairis dedicated to a genre, issue, or author, and also a guest of honor.
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Outside of some amusingbookfaircameos, this one fails to deliver much zing, and it tends to drag.
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During his administration a localbookfair, along with music festivals and artistic events, have been held in the city.
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Started in 1976, thebookfairprojects every year a particular country as the theme of the year.
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Besides men of all ages, thebookfairis attracting a large number of women and children.
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Birger manager thebookfairuntil his last day.
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Even thebookfair, which was thought of as a cultural event, came under fire.
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According to official statistics, the number of books published in connection with thebookfairwas 2578.
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Events include author readings, writing contests and workshops, exhibits and abookfair.
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The floatingbookfairoffers over 5,000 titles, providing many visitors their first-ever opportunity to purchase quality literature.
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Noushad (chef) gave a cookery show on the first day of thebookfair.
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A caravan of bicyclists and other guests of honor inaugurated the opening of an exposition of artisan handicrafts and local cuisine, along with abookfair.
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At least 20 other works of his appear in the catalogues of the annualbookfairbetween 1581 and 1591, which suggests that he may have been a regular attendee.
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Millions visited thebookfairin 2009.
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Another library organises book fairs to encourage people to come and look at books.
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