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Noun Concept
Categories: Local government in Germany, Articles with short description, Local government in Wales, Market towns, Local government in Norway
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market town  købstad  Købstæder  Købstad in Denmark  Købstæder in Denmark
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A (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times WordNet 3.0
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A (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. Wikipedia
Legal term for European settlement that has the right to host markets Wikidata
A town that has a traditional right to hold a regular market. Wiktionary
Town that has a traditional right to hold a regular market. Wiktionary (translation)