bazaar

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ba=zaar

CIDE DICTIONARY

bazaar, n. [Per. bāzar market.].

•  In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale.  [1913 Webster]
•  A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods, as at a fair.  [1913 Webster]
•  A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly for a charitable purpose.  Macaulay.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bazaar, n.
1 a market in an oriental country.
2 a fund-raising sale of goods, esp. for charity.
3 a large shop selling fancy goods etc.

Etymology

Pers. bazar, prob. through Turk. and It.

THESAURUS

bazaar

auto show, boat show, closing-out sale, commercial complex, distress sale, emporium, exposition, fair, flea fair, flea market, garage sale, going-out-of-business sale, inventory-clearance sale, market, market overt, marketplace, mart, open market, plaza, rialto, rummage sale, sale, shopping center, shopping mall, shopping plaza, show, staple, street market, tax sale, trade fair, white elephant sale

ROGET THESAURUS

bazaar

Mart

N mart, market, marketplace, fair, bazaar, staple, exchange, change, bourse, hall, guildhall, tollbooth, customhouse, Tattersall's, stall, booth, stand, newsstand, cart, wagon, wharf, office, chambers, countinghouse, bureau, counter, compter, shop, emporium, establishment, store, department store, general store, five and ten, variety store, co-op, finding store, grindery warehouse, grocery, supermarket, candy store, sweet shop, confectionery, bakery, greengrocer, delicatessen, bakeshop, butcher shop, fish store, farmers' market, mom and pop store, dairy, health food store, tobacco shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, cigar store, hardware store, jewelry shop, bookstore, liquor store, gun shop, rod and reel shop, furniture store, drugstore, chemist's, florist, flower shop, shoe store, stationer, stationer's, electronics shop, telephone store, music store, record shop, fur store, sporting goods store, video store, video rental store, lumber store, lumber yard, home improvements store, home improvement center, gas station, auto repair shop, auto dealer, used car dealer, mall, suburban mall, commons, pedestrian mall, shopping street, surplus store, army-navy surplus store, auction, flea market, yard sale, garage sale, pawn shop, antiques store, second-hand store, second time around shop, thrift shop, warehouse, wareroom, depot, interposit, entrepot, market-overt, real-estate broker, vending machine.