market town
noun
: a usually small town that has the privilege of holding a public market at stated times
Examples of market town in a Sentence
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It is located in northwest England near the market town of Keswick.
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2023
Deep, resonant oranges that maintain their intensity at all angles and will never fade in the sun, blues (from violet to cyan) of impossible brightness, and purples like thick velvet have rolled out of a factory in a market town in the English Midlands.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
Around the third century, market towns and villages were established, and Roman objects became more common even in poor, rural areas, according to English Heritage, which manages prehistoric sites, medieval castles and Roman forts in England.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
In an early sign of protest to the Taliban's rule, dozens gathered in the eastern city of Jalalabad and a nearby market town to raise the tricolor national flag, a day before Afghanistan’s Independence Day, which commemorates the 1919 treaty that ended British rule.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2021
In an early sign of protest to the Taliban’s rule, dozens gathered in the eastern city of Jalalabad and a nearby market town to raise the tricolor national flag, a day before Afghanistan’s Independence Day, which commemorates the 1919 treaty that ended British rule.
—Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2021
Conal Gallagher grew up in Carrickmacross, a sleepy market town in County Monaghan.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023
Held in the impressive castle keep, traders have descended on this traditional market town in rural Shropshire since 1995.
—Joe Minihane, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
This scene of Murnau, a Bavarian market town south of Munich, typifies his signature, kaleidoscopic style.
—Kelly Crow, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 12 Apr. 2023
Deep, resonant oranges that maintain their intensity at all angles and will never fade in the sun, blues (from violet to cyan) of impossible brightness, and purples like thick velvet have rolled out of a factory in a market town in the English Midlands.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
Around the third century, market towns and villages were established, and Roman objects became more common even in poor, rural areas, according to English Heritage, which manages prehistoric sites, medieval castles and Roman forts in England.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
In an early sign of protest to the Taliban's rule, dozens gathered in the eastern city of Jalalabad and a nearby market town to raise the tricolor national flag, a day before Afghanistan’s Independence Day, which commemorates the 1919 treaty that ended British rule.
—BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2021
In an early sign of protest to the Taliban’s rule, dozens gathered in the eastern city of Jalalabad and a nearby market town to raise the tricolor national flag, a day before Afghanistan’s Independence Day, which commemorates the 1919 treaty that ended British rule.
—Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2021
Conal Gallagher grew up in Carrickmacross, a sleepy market town in County Monaghan.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023
Held in the impressive castle keep, traders have descended on this traditional market town in rural Shropshire since 1995.
—Joe Minihane, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
This scene of Murnau, a Bavarian market town south of Munich, typifies his signature, kaleidoscopic style.
—Kelly Crow, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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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 28 Sep. 2023.
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