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market town
noun
- a town where a regularly scheduled market is held.
market town
noun
- a town that holds a market, esp an agricultural centre in a rural area
Word History and Origins
Origin of market town1
Example Sentences
The Conservatives remain strong in the market towns and villages of the East Riding of Yorkshire - returning all the areas MPs and making up the largest group on the council.
Police officers smash through the back doors of a bright, modern barber shop in the market town of Shrewsbury.
The closure of the Selkirk's banks and main post office has left the historic market town with only one external cash machine.
It is to Hayen's credit that he slipped seamlessly into life in the Pembrokeshire market town, despite having to leave his family in Belgium.
She said they had brought a large bomb into a crowded market town and so they knew "exactly what could happen".
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