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

Brightly coloured lights now decorate the streets and there are signs advertising Christmas bazaars and children's parties.

From BBC

Hristo Paskalidis, a retired bazaar worker from Istanbul, said he would like more representation for Greek Orthodox Christians in government jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Luxury hotels, villas and shopping bazaars are under construction there.

From BBC

“We went to two bazaars in Jerusalem but then the war began and put a stop to everything for many months.”

From BBC

The crowded shopping bazaar in the Istanbul district of Esenyurt is popular with the thousands of Syrian refugees who live in the region.

From BBC

Related Words

• marketplace
• mart