Newmarket
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.
a town in W Suffolk, in E England, E of Cambridge: horse races.
(often lowercase)Also called Newmarket coat . a long, close-fitting coat worn in the 19th century as an overcoat by women and as a riding coat by men.
British. the card game Michigan.
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How to use Newmarket in a sentence
All this time, both at Kensington and Newmarket, the Spanish question was the subject of constant and earnest discussion.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayNowhere, however, does the peal seem to have been so great as on the Newmarket road.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayIt was of him that the clerk said that ‘next Sunday there would be no Divine sarvice, as maaster was going to Newmarket.’
East Anglia | J. Ewing RitchieFox and other gamesters of the wild time supplemented the faro-bank by betting at Newmarket.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William HuntHe sometimes made excursions to Newmarket; but never engaged on the turf.
British Dictionary definitions for newmarket (1 of 2)
/ (ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt) /
a double-breasted waisted coat with a full skirt worn, esp for riding, in the 19th century
a simple gambling card game
British Dictionary definitions for Newmarket (2 of 2)
/ (ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt) /
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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