market town

Noun

Meaning

a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

market-town

Synonyms

burg township community manchester borough metropolis city architecture municipality suburb Cheshire Knutsford polis outskirts suburbia
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Antonyms

country woodland metropolis rural backwoods territory
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Hypernyms

town

Examples

A couple take a stroll in the Yorkshire Dales near the market town of Grassington. Source: Internet

Ballygar was a typical small rural market town of its time with a lot of poverty, deprivation and emigration. Source: Internet

At the upper end of this gulf there is a market-town designated by law called Apologus, situated near Charaex Spasini and the River Euphrates." Source: Internet

In 1573, it was still a small market town of 2,000 inhabitants. Source: Internet

In this pocket of the North-East, where there are just four buses a day to the nearest market town, Westminster feels a long way off. Source: Internet

A market town - once known as Ke Cho - sat on the outskirts of the Royal Citadel. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

market tael market technician market test market update market urbanism market urbanist