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

    বাজার — bazaar (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

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

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