bazaar
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the Italian bazarra, and the Hindi बाज़ार, Urdu بازار (bāzār), from Persian بازار (bâzâr), “‘market’”), from the Old Persian vahā-čarana (“‘market-walkabout’”), from Proto-Indo-European *wesā- (“‘to buy’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /bǝˈzɑː/, SAMPA: /b@"zA:/
- (US) IPA: /bǝˈzɑɹ/, SAMPA: /b@"zAr/
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)
[edit] Noun
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bazaar (plural bazaars)
- A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East, and often covered, with shops and stalls.
- A shop selling articles that are either exotic or eclectic.
- A fair or temporary market, often for charity.
[edit] Translations
marketplace
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