"market-place" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: market-places [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} market-place (plural market-places)
  1. Archaic form of marketplace. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: marketplace
    Sense id: en-market-place-en-noun-HuXaQtUd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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