bazaar

noun

ba·zaar | \ bə-ˈzär

Definition of bazaar

1 : a market (as in the Middle East) consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods

2a : a place for the sale of goods

b : department store

3 : a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes a church bazaar

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we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts

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Hadley famously oversaw a renovation of the Neighborhood House's lobby in the 1970s and led a group in painting wastebaskets to sell at the House's annual Christmas bazaar. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "See How 32 Designers Transform a Dining Room in Just a Few Hours," 3 May 2019 Elsewhere in the market, some even defended Trump, like Mahdirashid Mohammadzadeh, whose small stall in the jewelry section of the bazaar has seen customers eagerly buying gold as a hedge against the falling rial. — Jon Gambrell, Fox News, "Unease, anger in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Iran's beating heart," 13 Sep. 2018 So schools cops and educators have to drift through a bazaar of school safety products, testing out strange contraptions that maybe, possibly, could keep a student alive. — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, "I went to a huge conference on school safety. No one wanted to talk about gun control.," 30 July 2018 Residents walk through a security checkpoint into a bazaar below a screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hotan, Xinjiang region, Nov. 3, 2017. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, "The Muslim World Looks On as China Persecutes Its Muslims," 21 Feb. 2019 Ready or not, November means the holiday season is starting in, with a variety of holiday bazaars gearing up in Seattle and around the region. — Madeline Mckenzie, The Seattle Times, "Ready or not, holiday bazaars get started this weekend," 31 Oct. 2018 Strikes in Iran's bazaar also have served as political bellwethers. — Jon Gambrell, Fox News, "Unease, anger in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Iran's beating heart," 13 Sep. 2018 During the holy month of Ramadan, a daily bazaar offers various selections of clothing, food, prayer mats and other religious items to Muslims who traditionally shop for new outfits to welcome the end-of-the-month Eid al-Fitr celebrations. — Washington Post, "AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week," 10 June 2018 Merchants in other bazaars have also gone on strike, as have some teachers. — The Economist, "Iran braces for economic war with America," 17 May 2018

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