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
b
3
: a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes
a church bazaar
Synonyms of bazaar
Examples of bazaar in a Sentence
we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
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The protests began late last month with shopkeepers and bazaar merchants demonstrating against accelerating inflation and the collapse of the rial, which lost about half its value against the dollar last year.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The protests began as demonstrations in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation but have spread across the country and morphed into more general protests against the regime.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
In fact, the entire city of Tehran was in thrall to the notion that something was on the verge of happening, a rumour that had begun spreading earlier that day when several stalls at the bazaar were boarded up.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
More markets and bazaars shut down in support of the protesters.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The protests began as demonstrations in Tehran’s bazaars over rampant inflation but have spread across the country and morphed into more general protests against the regime.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
In fact, the entire city of Tehran was in thrall to the notion that something was on the verge of happening, a rumour that had begun spreading earlier that day when several stalls at the bazaar were boarded up.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
More markets and bazaars shut down in support of the protesters.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Bazaar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bazaar. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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bazaar
noun
ba·zaar
bə-ˈzär 
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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