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 goodsb : department store
3 : a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes a church bazaar
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Examples of bazaar in a Sentence
we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
Recent Examples of bazaar from the Web
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NEW BRITAIN - The New Britain Museum of American Art is hosting its next pop-up shopping bazaar on July 22.
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Garrard is one of more than 1,200 professional and amateur performers in town at the Galt House Hotel sharing their favorite tricks at workshops, networking and shopping a magicians bazaar filled with magic playing cards, vanishing objects and more.
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Urban Stiles at 453 Dauphin St. will hold their hip-hop bazaar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event also doubles as a listening session for a new album by Mobile rapper Spank Lee.
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In its 14th year, the annual bazaar is expanding its mission to highlight innovation and high fashion within folk art traditions, from flower-petal dyed scarves from India to Amazonian basketry with mesmerizing patterns and symmetry.
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In the shadow of the Loop's skyscrapers, there once was an open-air bazaar with sights, sounds and smells that seemed magically transported across time and space from some Old World village.
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During the '50s and '60s, the hospital held functions focused on healthy living and that included events including bazaars and baby contests.
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Shelling has scarred the Italianate porticos of Tree Square, once beloved for its cedar, and destroyed the covered bazaar of Suq al-Jarid, once filled with tailors, jewelers, and leather-smiths.
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In the past, local security services cracked down on illegal wildlife trafficking, even conducting shop-to-shop searches in Aswan’s downtown bazaar.
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Origin and Etymology of bazaar
Persian bāzār
BAZAAR Defined for English Language Learners
bazaar
playDefinition of bazaar for English Language Learners
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: a type of market found especially in Middle Eastern countries that has rows of small shops which sell many different kinds of things
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: an event at which things are sold to raise money for people or an organization
BAZAAR Defined for Kids
bazaar
playDefinition of bazaar for Students
1 : a marketplace (as in southwestern Asia and northern Africa) that has rows of small shops
2 : a place where many kinds of goods are sold
3 : a fair for the sale of goods especially for charity
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