bazaar

American  

[buh-zahr] / bəˈzɑr /

Or bazar

noun

1. a marketplace or shopping quarter, especially one in the Middle East.

   Synonyms:

   exchange, mart, market

2. a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.

3. a store in which many kinds of goods are offered for sale; department store.

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bazaar British  

/ bəˈzɑː /

noun

1. (esp in the Orient) a market area, esp a street of small stalls

2. a sale in aid of charity, esp of miscellaneous secondhand or handmade articles

3. a shop where a large variety of goods is sold

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Etymology

Origin of bazaar

1590–1600; earlier bazarro < Italian ≪ Persian bāzār market

Example Sentences

“Ono Ghost Market,” which was originally going to be a streaming series, is inspired by Asian myths about supernatural bazaars where the living and dead interact.

From The Wall Street Journal

BBC Verify has also seen damage to an old bazaar in central Tehran's historic quarter as well as a palace listed as a Unesco world heritage site.

From BBC

The bazaars should normally be buzzing with activity as Nowruz approaches at the end of the month.

From Barron's

The rapid fall in the value of the rial sparked the protests in Tehran's bazaar in late December, which soon spread across the country.

From BBC

Like most Indians, she has only ever hunted for white label bargains in street-side bazaars all her life.

From BBC

Related Words

• marketplace
• mart