bazaar

The definition of a bazaar is a shopping district or market where a variety of goods are sold.

(noun)

An example of a bazaar is a Middle Eastern market outside with many booths selling different items.

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See bazaar in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a market or street of shops and stalls, esp. in Middle Eastern countries
  2. a shop for selling various kinds of goods
  3. a sale of various articles, usually to raise money for a club, church, etc.

Origin: Pers bāzār, a market

See bazaar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also ba·zar

noun
  1. A market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East.
  2. A shop or a part of a store in which miscellaneous articles are sold.
  3. A fair or sale at which miscellaneous articles are sold, often for charitable purposes.

Origin:

Origin: Italian bazarro

Origin: and Urdu bāzār

Origin: , both from Persian; see wes-3 in Indo-European roots

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