bedesten

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noun

An indoor marketplace in the Ottoman Empire.

OriginOttoman Turkish بدستان →
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Meanings

nounbedesten (plural bedestens)

plural bedestens

  1. An indoor marketplace in the Ottoman Empire.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishبدستان
  2. Englishbedesten

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بدستان (bedesten).

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APA

bedesten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedesten

MLA

“bedesten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedesten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedesten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedesten.

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