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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

Giselle Bartram grew up in Newmarket, Suffolk, and decided she did not want to go to her end of school prom, which she said she did not regret.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

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

They were off on that royal mile of Newmarket.

From The Vanity Girl by Compton MacKenzie

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

From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden

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

From Nedra by George Barr McCutcheon

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