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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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Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Police were called to reports of an altercation involving four people in Newmarket, Suffolk, at about 15:40 GMT on 8 March.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Eight years ago, I was enjoying my life, playing semi-professional football for Newmarket Town.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

There was a time when Lord Rosebery would have reformed the House of Lords to a site nearer Newmarket.

From An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)