Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See bazaar.

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  • noun Obsolete spelling of bazaar.

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  • noun a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
  • noun a shop where a variety of goods are sold

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Examples

  • There are the usual stone-forts and palm-leaved hovels for the troopers, stationed here to hold the place and to escort travellers, with a coffee-shed, and a hut or two, called a bazar, but no village.

    Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

  • By the middle of the afternoon they began to feel hungry, so the father proposed their going to a bazar which was in sight; but between them and the bazar was a channel of stagnant water, very deep, and with its surface covered by a coating of weeds.

    Folklore of the Santal Parganas Cecil Henry Bompas

  • The Gurkhas 'stall at the bazar was the noisiest, for the men were engaged -- to a nasty noise as of beef being cut on the block -- with the

    Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • The Gurkhas 'stall at the bazar was the noisiest, for the men were engaged -- to a nasty noise as of beef being cut on the block -- with the

    Soldier Stories Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • : I see around Joco what appear to be yard sales and they are referred to as "bazar" ... but I think that is really appropriately used for a place that sells used items.

    how do you say 2002

  • Tout ce joyeux "bazar" est dans nos vies réelles, pas dans le "cyberespace".

    Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas Marie Lebert

  • One occurrence each of "bazar" and "twelve-month" have been corrected to read "bazaar" and "twelvemonth", to be consistent both with other mentions in the text, and with the most common usage.

    Poems Alan Seeger 1902

  • "bazar" hence Tabzír = circumcision or amputation of such clitoris.

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • Following Concept, Hope in the City put on a runway show and fashion bazar at the Skirball Center that offered a little bit of everything.

    Mary Hall: Los Angeles Fashion Week Steps Up for Fall 2011 Mary Hall 2011

  • We just found a round table at a bazar and now need to find 8 matching chairs to fit around it.

    Comfortable, wood dining chairs? 2009

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