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Webster 1913 Edition


Bazar

{

Ba-zaar′

Ba-zar′

}
(bȧ-zär′)
,
Noun.
[Per.
bāzar
market.]
1.
In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of shops where goods are exposed for sale.
2.
A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods, as at a fair.
3.
A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly for a charitable purpose.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bazar

BAZ'AR

,
Noun.
Among the Turks and Persians, an exchange, market-place, or place where goods are exposed to sale. Some bazars are open, others are covered with lofty ceilings or domes, pierced to give light. The bazar at Tauris will contain 30,000 men.