bazaar B2 Topic:Shopping & Services US /bəˈzɑɹ/ UK /bəˈzɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #16255 Meanings 1 noun a marketplace or shopping district consisting of many small shops or stalls, especially in the Middle East or South Asia Spice merchants filled the covered bazaar with bright sacks and fragrant displays. 2 noun a sale of donated goods held to raise money for an organization The school bazaar raised enough money to repair the playground. 3 noun a place or situation offering a striking variety of things The festival became a bazaar of food, music, and political debate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a marketplace or shopping... marketplacemarket 2 noun · a sale of donated goods... fundraising salefair 3 noun · a place or situation... assortmentmarketplace Word family Related forms bazarshopstallmarket Etymology Through French bazar or Italian bazar from Ottoman Turkish bazar, ultimately from Persian bazar ("marketplace"). Topics Shopping & Services External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bazaar **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bəˈzɑɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /bəˈzɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 16255 ## Meanings 1. a marketplace or shopping district consisting of many small shops or stalls, especially in the Middle East or South Asia 2. a sale of donated goods held to raise money for an organization 3. a place or situation offering a striking variety of things ## Examples - Spice merchants filled the covered bazaar with bright sacks and fragrant displays. - The school bazaar raised enough money to repair the playground. - The festival became a bazaar of food, music, and political debate. ## Synonyms - marketplace - market - fair ## Related Forms - bazar - shop - stall - market ## Etymology Through French bazar or Italian bazar from Ottoman Turkish bazar, ultimately from Persian bazar ("marketplace"). ## Topics - Shopping & Services markdown