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
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we wandered around the bazaar looking to buy gifts
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The nation’s war on drugs has largely failed, but that doesn’t mean police have to sit back as city streets become drug bazaars that flourish in plain sight day and night.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
The move threatens to reshape parts of the US retail arena and deflate the excitement that’s accompanied the meteoric ascent of bargain bazaars like Temu, Shein and Alibaba’s AliExpress.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune Asia, 16 Sep. 2024
And across the street, a huge, 24-four hour grocery was fashioned like an open air bazaar, strung with colored lights and overflowing with crates of exotic vegetables and bright fruits.
—Charles Bock, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Bazaar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bazaar. Accessed 28 Nov. 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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