market town
noun
: a usually small town that has the privilege of holding a public market at stated times
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Make your way to this inland market town filled with Moorish architectural influence, a bustling Friday market, and plenty of shops selling local jewelry and ceramics.
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Location: Calcot sits just three miles from the pretty market town of Tetbury.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
What to do: Make your home base in Mirepoix, a medieval market town that has given its name to the art of dicing vegetables and gently cooking them.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
At least 111 people have been confirmed dead after massive flooding submerged the market town of Mokwa in central Nigeria's Niger State, officials said Friday.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
Location: Calcot sits just three miles from the pretty market town of Tetbury.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
What to do: Make your home base in Mirepoix, a medieval market town that has given its name to the art of dicing vegetables and gently cooking them.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
At least 111 people have been confirmed dead after massive flooding submerged the market town of Mokwa in central Nigeria's Niger State, officials said Friday.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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“Market town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20town. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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