bazaar

bazaar

, bazar

1. (esp in the Orient) 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

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bazaar

A marketplace where goods are exposed for sale; esp. in the East, consisting either of small shops or stalls in a narrow street or series of streets, or of a certain section of town under one roof and divided into narrow passageways.

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