English > mart: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up. |
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| Synonyms | marketplace, market place, market |
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| Narrower | agora, public square | A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece |
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| agora | The marketplace in ancient Greece |
| bazaar, bazar | A street of small shops / shops (especially in Orient) |
| grocery store, grocery, food market, market | A marketplace where groceries are sold |
| open-air market, open-air marketplace, market square | A public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold |
| slave market | A marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War) |
| Broader | mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet | A place of business for retailing goods |
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| Spanish | mercado, plaza de mercado |
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| Catalan | empori |
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