market town
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of market town
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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Dione Frost, organiser of the event in the small market town in West Yorkshire, says it's the biggest yet.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, England—This redbrick northern market town isn’t exactly famed as a British political bellwether.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
It was 01:00 on a Saturday when a sleeping market town was hit by the worst floods in living memory.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Merthyr Mawr estate in Bridgend was used as the Holmes' English estate, with filming also taking place in the market town of Monmouth and at Margam Park, near Port Talbot.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Mr. Pumblechook’s premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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