or BAZAR, a denomination among the Turks and Persians, given to a kind of exchange, or place where stuffs and other wares are sold. The word bazaar is of Persian origin, and literally denotes sale or exchange of goods. Some of the Eastern bazars are open, like the market-places in Europe, and serve the same purposes, more particularly for the sale of the bulky and less valuable commodities. Others, again, are covered with lofty ceilings, or domes, pierced to