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newmarket

noun new·mar·ket \ˈnü-ˌmär-kət, ˈnyü-\

Definition of NEWMARKET

:  a long close-fitting coat worn in the 19th century
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Origin of NEWMARKET

Newmarket, England
First Known Use: 1837

Rhymes with NEWMARKET

bear market, black market, bull market, down-market, flea market, free market, gray market, mass-market, meat market, stock market, test-market, third market, upmarket

Newmarket

geographical name New·mar·ket \ˈnü-ˌmär-kət, ˈnyü-\

Definition of NEWMARKET

1
town Canada in SE Ontario N of Toronto pop 79,978
2
town E England in Suffolk pop 16,129

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