market square

noun

An open area in a town housing a public market, often on just one day per week; a marketplace.

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open-air marketopen-air marketplace
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Meanings

nounmarket square (plural market squares)

plural market squares

  1. An open area in a town housing a public market, often on just one day per week; a marketplace.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold

Similar
open-air marketopen-air marketplace
Broader
marketplacemarket placemart

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Danish markedsplads
  • markedspladsopen area in a town housing a public market
Dutch marktplein
  • marktpleinopen area in a town housing a public market
Finnish toriaukio
  • toriaukioopen area in a town housing a public market
French place du marché
  • place du marchéopen area in a town housing a public market
German Marktplatz
  • Marktplatzopen area in a town housing a public market
Hungarian piactér, vásárhely
  • piactéropen area in a town housing a public market
  • vásárhelyopen area in a town housing a public market
  • vásártéropen area in a town housing a public market
  • piacopen area in a town housing a public market
Polish rynek
  • rynekopen area in a town housing a public market
Spanish plaza del mercado
  • plaza del mercadoopen area in a town housing a public market
Swedish salutorg
  • salutorgopen area in a town housing a public market
Cite this entry
APA

market square. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20square

MLA

“market square.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20square. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “market square,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/market%20square.

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