market town
noun
: a usually small town that has the privilege of holding a public market at stated times
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Location: Calcot sits just three miles from the pretty market town of Tetbury.
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Sandwiches are commonly known as a meal served between two slices of bread, but the original meaning is a market town on sandy soil — and that’s exactly what the village of Sandwich is.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 16 Jan. 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
The market town is one that is thriving with stores and restaurants that champion craftsmenship and the arts.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Sandwiches are commonly known as a meal served between two slices of bread, but the original meaning is a market town on sandy soil — and that’s exactly what the village of Sandwich is.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 16 Jan. 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
The market town is one that is thriving with stores and restaurants that champion craftsmenship and the arts.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for market town
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“Market town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/market%20town. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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