bazaar

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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

Recent Examples on the Web About 150 people visit the community center during its weekly Filipino market and bazaar featuring various food and crafts vendors. — Natalia E. Contreras, The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2021 In addition to being only five minutes from the pyramid gates, there is also a pharmacy, supermarket, and a bazaar within a few steps of the studio. — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2021 The Stafford Springs Congregational Church, located at 3 Main St., will hold a tag sale and bazaar on Saturday, Sept. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the church lawn. — courant.com, 3 Sep. 2021 Meliá Chiang Mai is planning to open in November in northern Thailand offering guests urban convenience to the city’s famous night bazaar and all of downtown. — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021 Housed in a former Sack’n Save supermarket, the church is known for hosting community events, including a Christmas bazaar where former prison inmates could pick up gifts for their children. — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2021 In Mazar-i-Sharif, in northern Afghanistan, Aliya Kazimy, a 27-year-old university professor, said that women shopping alone in the city’s bazaar were turned away and told to return with male guardians. — New York Times, 17 Aug. 2021 Souq Dukkan began as an artisan's bazaar in the trendy Karakoy neighborhood before recently relocating to Kanyon in Levent. — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021 Amazon has emerged as the nation’s largest online retailer, in part by turning its store into an online bazaar where millions of third-party vendors sell their goods. — Author: Todd C. Frankel, Jay Greene, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2021

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