market town

noun

1. a town where a regularly scheduled market is held.

market town

noun

1. a town that holds a market, esp an agricultural centre in a rural area

Word History and Origins

Origin of market town¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

Either in the forest or after the extended march to a market town, the baby and the mother would have been forcibly separated.

From The Daily Beast

These last are not packed into hogsheads, but are sent loose, and sold without the trouble of prizing, in the nearest market-town.

From Project Gutenberg

He resided in a small market-town, and his family consisted of one son named Charles, and two daughters, Louisa and Sophy.

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Selby, further down the stream on the same side, is a thriving market town.

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It was sixteen miles to our market town, Steilacoom, over the roughest kind of road.

From Project Gutenberg

Full of faith and knowledge, he starts practice in a small market-town of central Russia.

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