An open square in which a town market is or was formerly held.
the parade halted in the market square
Example sentencesExamples
It's a place of heavy timber and half-timber houses and a central market square covered in cobbles, all reminiscent of earlier times.
And they designed a market square to help invigorate the city, connecting it to a nearby shopping center through a glass arcade.
Eventually every town in Europe had a clock in the market square.
French houses grew up haphazardly around a central market square; when the British came to power, they planned the remaining streets on an orderly grid system.
Nor were women absent from popular politics: protests about food prices often began among women in market squares.
The preparation is to allow for the construction of a three storey residential and commercial building as well as a market square.
He set aside several blocks for the use of the community, including a market square and blocks for churches to be built on at a later stage.
In the market square young artists sell their paintings and performers entertain with music and street theatre.
Denied access to Anglican pulpits, Wesley brought his message of spiritual renewal outdoors to fields and market squares throughout Britain.
The site lies on the south-west corner of the city's popular, bustling market square, opposite the church of St Peter Mancroft.
Definition of market square in US English:
market square
noun
An open square in which a town market is or was formerly held.
the parade halted in the market square
Example sentencesExamples
In the market square young artists sell their paintings and performers entertain with music and street theatre.
The preparation is to allow for the construction of a three storey residential and commercial building as well as a market square.
The site lies on the south-west corner of the city's popular, bustling market square, opposite the church of St Peter Mancroft.
He set aside several blocks for the use of the community, including a market square and blocks for churches to be built on at a later stage.
French houses grew up haphazardly around a central market square; when the British came to power, they planned the remaining streets on an orderly grid system.
Eventually every town in Europe had a clock in the market square.
Denied access to Anglican pulpits, Wesley brought his message of spiritual renewal outdoors to fields and market squares throughout Britain.
Nor were women absent from popular politics: protests about food prices often began among women in market squares.
And they designed a market square to help invigorate the city, connecting it to a nearby shopping center through a glass arcade.
It's a place of heavy timber and half-timber houses and a central market square covered in cobbles, all reminiscent of earlier times.