noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian:/bəˈzɐː/
UK:/bəˈzɑː(ɹ)/
US:/bəˈzɑɹ/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
South-Asia:/bəˈzɑr/
South-Asia:/ˈbɑzɑr/
South-Asia:/-dʒɑr/affricated
rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
homophone: bizarre (weak vowel merger)
CMU ARPABET:B AH0 Z AA1 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A shop selling articles that are either exotic or eclectic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A fair or temporary market, often for charity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a sale of miscellany; often for charity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the church bazaar
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fair
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sale, cut-rate sale, sales event
Narrower terms: book fair, bookfair, craft fair
5
noun
Meaning 5
a shop where a variety of goods are sold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bazar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shop, store
6
noun
Meaning 6
a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.