Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A market, or part of a market, in an Arab city.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
souq .
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- noun an open-air market in an Arabian city
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Those elections are a Hypersouk [souk is Arabic for traditional rural market] where votes change hands, are auctioned, sold off.
Global Voices in English » Morocco: Campaigning for the Disenchanted 2009
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But tut tutting in the souk is one thing, actually doing stuff is another.
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The mattress merchants carried them on their shoulders through the streets, and so did many merchants: the souk was a lively, dynamic scene.
Archive 2007-04-01 Ayala Sender 2007
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The mattress merchants carried them on their shoulders through the streets, and so did many merchants: the souk was a lively, dynamic scene.
Arabian Perfumery in Al-Kuds (Jerusalem) Ayala Sender 2007
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This is what the Arabs call a souk, or market, and similar places occur at every station in this chain of mountains as far as Yemen.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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A souk is a fantastic way to bring visitors to the north of England from all over the world to experience a unique shopping experience.
The Guardian World News Martin Wainwright 2011
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This is what the Arabs call a souk, or market, and similar places occur at every station in this chain of mountains as far as Yemen.
Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred John Lewis Burckhardt 1800
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Lunch time in the souk is the opportunity to taste new foods.
body on the line 2009
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Armenians, and others, unlike the Damascus souk, which is more a world of Sunni Arabs.
doggdot.us 2009
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Armenians, and others, unlike the Damascus souk, which is more a world of Sunni Arabs.
doggdot.us 2009
arby commented on the word souk
aka suq
July 19, 2007