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
Examples of bazaar in a Sentence
we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
Recent Examples on the Web
The night market is influenced by the open-air bazaars found in numerous parts of Asia, where the community gathers for entertainment, to socialize and to taste various foods and beverages.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
The eclectic bazaar of online communities offered its stock at an initial price of $34 a share and gained 48.4% in its first day of trading on Thursday.
—Damian J. Troise, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Most exchange offices in or around the historic bazaar are offering to buy dollars at exchange rates even better than the current market rate to meet the soaring demand.
—Scott McLean, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
With my six- and eight-year-old forcing me to keep my feet firmly planted on the ground, my adventure was limited to locating the Saturday market in Peja selling those cheeses, on a small square just west of Muharrem Pasha Street, south of the main bazaar.
—Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
Reddit and its eclectic bazaar of online communities is ready to plumb high-stakes territory — the stock market.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
On the back wall of the last stall in the bathroom at the bazaar.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Best Shopping Mercado San Benito One of the largest indoor markets in Mérida, Mercado San Benito is a bustling bazaar that sells everything from fruits and spices to household items and food.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
The Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Lunar New Year with a bazaar highlighting Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultural traditions and art forms.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
The eclectic bazaar of online communities offered its stock at an initial price of $34 a share and gained 48.4% in its first day of trading on Thursday.
—Damian J. Troise, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Most exchange offices in or around the historic bazaar are offering to buy dollars at exchange rates even better than the current market rate to meet the soaring demand.
—Scott McLean, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
With my six- and eight-year-old forcing me to keep my feet firmly planted on the ground, my adventure was limited to locating the Saturday market in Peja selling those cheeses, on a small square just west of Muharrem Pasha Street, south of the main bazaar.
—Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2024
Reddit and its eclectic bazaar of online communities is ready to plumb high-stakes territory — the stock market.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
On the back wall of the last stall in the bathroom at the bazaar.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
Best Shopping Mercado San Benito One of the largest indoor markets in Mérida, Mercado San Benito is a bustling bazaar that sells everything from fruits and spices to household items and food.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024
The Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Lunar New Year with a bazaar highlighting Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultural traditions and art forms.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
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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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