market square

/ˌmɑrkət skwɛər/
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Other forms: market squares

Definitions of market square
  1. noun
    a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
    synonyms: open-air market, open-air marketplace
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    types:
    farmer's market, green market, greenmarket
    an open-air marketplace for farm products
    souk
    an open-air market in an Arabian city
    flea market
    an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles
    type of:
    market, market place, marketplace, mart
    an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
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