bazaar

noun/bəˈzɑː/CEFR B1

বাজার

Meaning

A market, especially one with many small shops or stalls.

Example sentences

  • The bazaar opens before dawn.বাজার ভোরের আগেই খোলে।
  • We bought fish at the bazaar.আমরা বাজার থেকে মাছ কিনলাম।

A common mistake

I go to the bazaar every morning, she wrote to her English friend.I go to the market every morning, she wrote to her English friend.

Bazaar is understood abroad but sounds exotic. Writing for a foreign reader, market is the plain word.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: market, marketplace

Similar words, and what each means

  • market

    বাজার

    A place or system where goods are bought and sold.

  • marketplace

    বাজার, ক্রয়বিক্রয়ের স্থান

    A place, real or online, where goods are bought and sold.

Other English words for “বাজার

  • market

    A place or system where goods are bought and sold.

  • marketplace

    A place, real or online, where goods are bought and sold.

bazaar” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Nasrin buys eggs at the bazaar every Friday.

    Z and J Sound Difference
  • Now it reaches them in seconds, and an agent with a small shop at the village bazaar pays it out in cash.

    Mobile Banking
  • His dispensary stands at the bazaar — a small room with a wooden table, a stethoscope, a torch, a weighing machine and shelves of tablets in strips.

    A Village Doctor

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “bazaar” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • শকুন
    • বাজার
    • ছায়াপথ, আকাশগঙ্গা
    • সম্মুখভাগ, ভবনের বাইরের মুখ
    Show the answer

    বাজারbazaar (noun) — বাজার. A market, especially one with many small shops or stalls.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “bazaar”?

    • synopsis
    • embankment
    • mustard-seed
    • market
    Show the answer

    marketmarket — বাজার. A place or system where goods are bought and sold.

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