bazaar

noun

bə-ˈzär How to pronounce bazaar (audio)
Definition of bazaarnext
as in store
an establishment where goods are sold to consumers we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts

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Recent Examples of bazaar The Oval Office now looks like a Middle Eastern bazaar crossed with an opulent Cracker Barrel. — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 Previously, the bazaar lasted a full weekend, according to previous Bee coverage, but it is now contained to a single-day event on Saturday. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Yet, the deadline again will be one of the biggest days on baseball’s calendar, a bazaar with such overwhelming fan and media interest that the wall-to-wall coverage begins months in advance. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Spanning over 150 acres across a mile-long stretch of Brimfield, Massachusetts (located about an hour from Boston and three hours from NYC), this bazaar brings in the big dogs. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bazaar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bazaar
  1. store
  2. shop
  3. emporium
Noun
  • There’s a keen juxtaposition of the old and the modern throughout this part of Edinburgh, where buildings made of ancient volcanic sandstone accommodate hip boutiques like record store Underground Solu'shn and coffee shops like The Milkman.
    — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Preventing outbreaks Bin and lot numbers are crucial identifiers that let investigators, manufacturers, stores and customers trace a problem back to a particular batch of products.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of store
Noun
  • That is particularly valuable across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, where travel retail remains an important shop window for premium international brands.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But Norwich City were here long before the by-now-familiar array of bargain stores, DIY merchants and shoe shops that can be found a couple of hundred yards away.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of shop
Noun
  • The merchants arrive on the heels of the opening of Asia Live, a two-story restaurant and food emporium at Valley Fair, and the launch of Sukoshi, a lifestyle and beauty retailer that specializes in products from South Korea, Japan and China.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Reid McVey, a college student studying fashion design who works at the archival designer emporium Desert Vintage, started following Roth for his Met Gala looks but stayed for his everyday maximalism.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of emporium

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