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• Newmarket
  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, ˈnyu- /

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

Jennifer Bradnam, a travel agent based in Newmarket with 30 years' experience, said she had not seen a spike in UK staycations herself, but stressed that did not mean it was not happening.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

"I have decided to retire from training at the end of this season," said the Newmarket trainer.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Cherchi, who had been an apprentice jockey with Newmarket trainer Marco Botti, rode more than 100 winners in Britain before relocating to Australia at the start of the year.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024

He became famous in the sporting circles of Newmarket for his likenesses of race-horses, and received large sums for pictures of dogs and horses.

From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.