Newmarket

[ noo-mahr-kit, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnuˌmɑr kɪt, ˈnyu- /

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noun

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 Macaulay
Nowhere, 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 Macaulay
It 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 Ritchie
Fox and other gamesters of the wild time supplemented the faro-bank by betting at Newmarket.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

He sometimes made excursions to Newmarket; but never engaged on the turf.
Portraits of Curious Characters in London, &c. &c.|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for Newmarket (1 of 2)

newmarket

/ (ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt) /

noun

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)

Newmarket

/ (ˈnjuːˌmɑːkɪt) /

noun

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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