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Definition of "bazaar" []

  • A market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East. (noun)
  • A shop or a part of a store in which miscellaneous articles are sold. (noun)
  • A fair or sale at which miscellaneous articles are sold, often for charitable purposes. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "bazaar" in a sentence
  • "Near the bazaar is the post-office, a complete sinecure, as, except on the two days a week when the post comes and goes for Massowah, Jedda, or"
  • "Seven months on, the Baghdad political bazaar is still open."
  • "Slap, say, a $5 (or $10 -- the bazaar is open) tax on every imported barrel."