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
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Among them is a Gospel written in her name, first discovered in a Cairo bazaar in the late eighteen-hundreds.
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Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
Together with his now-wife, Julia, the couple spent some of this time criss-crossing Europe, popping into antique shops and bazaars to fill the apartment’s 2,400 square feet.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 May 2025
In 2015, John Wang abandoned his a career in law to create a new (for New York) kind of dining experience, one modeled after Asia’s clamorous night markets, which function as both gathering places and bazaars.
—New York Times, 7 May 2025
Among them is a Gospel written in her name, first discovered in a Cairo bazaar in the late eighteen-hundreds.
—Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bazaar
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“Bazaar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bazaar. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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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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