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  Newmarket

  noun

  a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.
• newmarket
  newmarket

  noun

  a double-breasted waisted coat with a full skirt worn, esp for riding, in the 19th century

Newmarket

American  

[noo-mahr-kit, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌmɑr kɪt, ˈnju- /

noun

1. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.

2. a town in W Suffolk, in E England, E of Cambridge: horse races.

3. Also called Newmarket coat. (often lowercase) a long, close-fitting coat worn in the 19th century as an overcoat by women and as a riding coat by men.

4. British. the card game Michigan.

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newmarket ¹ British  

/ ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt /

noun

1. a double-breasted waisted coat with a full skirt worn, esp for riding, in the 19th century

2. a simple gambling card game

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Newmarket ² British  

/ ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt /

noun

1. a town in SE England, in W Suffolk: a famous horse-racing centre since the reign of James I. Pop: 16 947 (2001)

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Esther Margolis is a publishing veteran and the founder of Newmarket Press.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

They both started playing golf in Newmarket at an early age.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

Ruling Court won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket as he held off the fast-finishing Field Of Gold.

From BBC ● May 3, 2025

Of course, overcoming challenges is nothing new for the 27-year-old from Newmarket, Ontario.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

In October Jimmy came home from Newmarket and told Sylvia he had run against an old friend, who had proposed a money-making scheme which would take him away from London for a couple of months.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by Compton MacKenzie

A light colored newmarket of the most fashionable cut was buttoned closely about his thin figure.

From Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon

The costumes were long, light-colored, newmarket overcoats, black velvet collar, stylishly patterned.

From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden