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bazaar

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəˈzɑːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bəˈzɑr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bə zär)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ba•zaar /bəˈzɑr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a marketplace, esp. in the Middle East.
  2. a sale of various things (often homemade or secondhand) to benefit some charity, etc.:The church held a bazaar to raise money.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ba•zaar  (bə zär),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a marketplace or shopping quarter, esp. one in the Middle East.
  2. a sale of miscellaneous contributed articles to benefit some charity, cause, organization, etc.
  3. a store in which many kinds of goods are offered for sale;
    department store.
Also, ba•zar. 
  • Italian
  • earlier bazarro 1590–1600
    1. market, mart, exchange.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bazaar, bazar /bəˈzɑː/ n
  1. (esp in the Middle East) a market area, esp a street of small stalls
  2. a sale in aid of charity, esp of miscellaneous secondhand or handmade articles
  3. a shop where a large variety of goods is sold
Etymology: 16th Century: from Persian bāzār, from Old Persian abēcharish
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