bazaar

noun

ba·​zaar bə-ˈzär How to pronounce bazaar (audio)
1
: a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods
2
a
: a place for the sale of goods
3
: a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes
a church bazaar

Examples of bazaar in a Sentence

we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
Recent Examples on the Web On the back wall of the last stall in the bathroom at the bazaar. Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024 Best Shopping Mercado San Benito One of the largest indoor markets in Mérida, Mercado San Benito is a bustling bazaar that sells everything from fruits and spices to household items and food. Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024 The Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Lunar New Year with a bazaar highlighting Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultural traditions and art forms. Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024 They're also set to open a sports bar and cafe, with new outdoor dining, and a vendor bazaar. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024 Inside Zelensky’s World Most of them went to School No. 95, about a block from the central bazaar in their hometown, and not far from the university where Zelensky’s father worked as a professor. Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024 Such ephemeral accommodations are a drastic change for Antakya, a city with thousands of years of history, where intermixed churches and mosques recalled an ecumenical past, shoppers bought local sweets and cheeses in an arched bazaar and flowering bougainvillea climbed the walls of stone houses. Nimet Kirac Nicole Tung, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023 According to the organization’s website, the weekend bazaar will continue to operate there through June 30. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024 Meanwhile, the bazaars have been interrupted by a mix of typhoons and security concerns over the use of fireworks. Chris Lau, CNN, 3 Nov. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Persian bāzār

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bazaar was in 1612

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“Bazaar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bazaar. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

bazaar

noun
ba·​zaar bə-ˈzär How to pronounce bazaar (audio)
1
: a marketplace (as in the Middle East) containing rows of small shops
2
: a place where many kinds of goods are sold
3
: a fair for the sale of articles especially to raise money for charity

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