market town
noun
: a usually small town that has the privilege of holding a public market at stated times
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Settled and content in leafy Beaconsfield, a market town in southeast England, her family had spent 10 years building a new life across the pond after moving from Ponte Vedra Beach near Jacksonville, Florida, in 2007.
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Jack Bantock, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Christou revealed that the coffee chain is redirecting its expansion efforts toward suburban areas and market towns, where people both live and increasingly work.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
Checkpoints and movement restrictions imposed by Israel across the West Bank since Oct. 7 have all but cut off the market town of Tulkarm from northern Israel and its Israeli Arab trade partners.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
The Newt in Somerset, a luxurious hotel nestled between market towns Bruton and Castle Cary in the English countryside.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
After Beijing afforded Shenzhen SEZ status in 1980, the Shenzhen SEZ’s urban area grew to more than 600 times the size of the original market town.
—Simon Curtis and Ian Klaus, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2023
The building stands in the small market town of Eye, which is in the county of Suffolk, about 100 miles east of central London.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
Once shipments of grains and a variety of other commodities reached the Irish market towns, under the eyes of the hungry populace, they were often guarded by military escorts until they were safely shipped out of the country.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
Bedford is a market town in the east of England, in the county of Bedfordshire, and has a population of about 200,000.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
Jack Bantock, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Christou revealed that the coffee chain is redirecting its expansion efforts toward suburban areas and market towns, where people both live and increasingly work.
—Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
Checkpoints and movement restrictions imposed by Israel across the West Bank since Oct. 7 have all but cut off the market town of Tulkarm from northern Israel and its Israeli Arab trade partners.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
The Newt in Somerset, a luxurious hotel nestled between market towns Bruton and Castle Cary in the English countryside.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
After Beijing afforded Shenzhen SEZ status in 1980, the Shenzhen SEZ’s urban area grew to more than 600 times the size of the original market town.
—Simon Curtis and Ian Klaus, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2023
The building stands in the small market town of Eye, which is in the county of Suffolk, about 100 miles east of central London.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
Once shipments of grains and a variety of other commodities reached the Irish market towns, under the eyes of the hungry populace, they were often guarded by military escorts until they were safely shipped out of the country.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
Bedford is a market town in the east of England, in the county of Bedfordshire, and has a population of about 200,000.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of market town was
in the 15th century
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“Market town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20town. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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