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Definition: MARKET PLACE |
MARKET PLACE1. An open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Abode | Square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister; gardens, grove, residences; block of buildings, market place, place, plaza. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: MARKET PLACE |
| English words defined with "MARKET PLACE": antitrust case, antitrust law, antitrust legislation ♦ Marketstead. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "MARKET PLACE": Piazza. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Market Place (1900) | |
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![]() | Bazar [i.e., bazaar] or market place at Barnaoul [i.e., Barnaul]. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | The market place, Viborg, Finland. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | View of the old market place, Warsaw. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Natives in market place, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Austria-Hungary. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Exterior of market place, fruit venders [i.e. vendors], etc., Juarez, Mexico. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | In the market place, San Luis Potosi. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Group in the market place, San Luis Potosi. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Salvador, Market Place Santa Tecla. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Tangier - in the market place. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Providing clean, chlorinated water sources for the chickens might prevent Campylobacter infections in poultry flocks and thereby decrease the amount of contaminated meat reaching the market place. (references) | |
Business | American-made home healthcare products have an excellent product image in the French market place. (references) | |
All major manufacturers of elevators and escalators already enjoy a significant presence in the market place. (references) | ||
South Africa is a small but a highly competitive market place with exporters from many countries jostling for market share. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Guinea-Bissau | The majority of the refugees live in the market place (Mercado de Bandim), sleeping in stalls and on rollaway mats. (references) |
Economic History | Haiti | US. companies have a number of options for entering the Haitian market place. (references) |
Guatemala | Being "Made in USA" usually confers a strong advantage to any product in the Guatemalan market place. (references) | |
Human Rights | Yugoslavia | On August 28, police beat and kicked two horse traders, Fahrudin Huremovic and Rade Paunovic, at a market place near Podgorica. (references) |
Trade | Israel | Household transformers are available in the market place but are expensive. (references) |
Ireland | Occasionally, new importers attempt to apply domestic practices to the international market place. (references) | |
Travel | Vietnam | Effort should be spent on introducing yourself, your company and objectives in the Vietnamese market place. (references) |
Pakistan | Weekly holiday has now been changed from Friday to Sunday, mainly to facilitate business community's liaison with the international the market place. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "MARKET PLACE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 廛 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | tržištì (Plaza). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | marché (market, marketplace, mart), place du marché. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | רחבת שוק. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vásártér, piactér (agora, marketplace, mart). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | ynnyd vargee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arketmay aceplay рынок (emporium, market, marketplace, mart, seller's market). (various references) pijaca (market), bazar (bazaar). (various references) mercado (depot, fair, fairing, market, marketplace, mart, pit, sale, sales activity), plaza del mercado. (various references) marknad (fair, market, marketplace, outlet, sale, sales activity), torg (market, marketplace, market-place, plaza, public square, Square). (various references) pazar yeri (agora, emporium, forum), pazar (bazaar, market, mart, outlet, staple, sun, Sunday). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | 2. sila, tilla. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | forum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 16, Verse 19 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | IdonteV de oi kurioi authV oti exhlqen h elpiV thV ergasiaV autwn epilabomenoi ton paulon kai ton silan eilkusan eiV thn agoran epi touV arcontaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Videntes autem domini eius quia exivit spes quaestus eorum adprehendentes Paulum et Silam perduxerunt in forum ad principes |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he wente out in the same our. And the lordis of hir siyen, that the hope of her wynnyng wente awei, and thei token Poul and Silas, and ledden in to the `dom place, to the princis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And when her master and mastres sawe yt the hope of their gaynes was gone they caught Paul and Sylas and drue the into the market place vnto the rulars |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market-place to the rulers, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 16, Verse 19 |
| Albanian | Por zotërinjtë e saj, kur panë se u humbi shpresa e fitimit të tyre, i kapën Palin dhe Silën dhe i tërhoqën te sheshi i tregut përpara arkondëve; |
| Cebuano | Apan sa pagkakita sa iyang mga agalon nga nahanaw na ang ilang kalauman sa panapi, ilang gidakop si Pablo ug si Silas ug gitaral sila ngadto sa taboan sa atubangan sa mga punoan. |
| Croatian | Kad njezini gospodari vidješe da im nesta nade u dobit, pograbiše Pavla i Silu te ih odvukoše na trg pred glavare. |
| Danish | Men da hendes Herrer så, at deres Håb om Vinding var forsvundet, grebe de Paulus og Silas og slæbte dem hen på Torvet for Øvrigheden. |
| Dutch | Als nu de heren van dezelve zagen, dat de hoop huns gewins weg was, grepen zij Paulus en Silas, en trokken hen naar de markt voor de oversten. |
| Finnish | Mutta kun hänen isäntänsä näkivät, että tulojen toivo oli heiltä kadonnut, ottivat he Paavalin ja Silaan kiinni ja vetivät heidät torille hallitusmiesten eteen. |
| French | Les maîtres de la servante, voyant disparaître l`espoir de leur gain, se saisirent de Paul et de Silas, et les traînèrent sur la place publique devant les magistrats. |
| German | Da aber die Herren sahen, daß die Hoffnung ihres Gewinnstes war ausgefahren, nahmen sie Paulus und Silas, zogen sie auf den Markt vor die Obersten |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ketika majikan-majikannya menyadari bahwa kesempatan mereka untuk mendapat uang sudah hilang, mereka menangkap Paulus dan Silas, lalu menyeret kedua-duanya ke alun-alun menghadap yang berwajib. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Apabila dilihat oleh tuan-tuannya, bahwa pengharapan keuntungannya sudah hilang, lalu mereka itu pun memegangkan Paulus dan Silas serta menghela mereka itu ke pekan menghadap orang besar-besar, |
| Italian | Ma vedendo i padroni che era partita anche la speranza del loro guadagno, presero Paolo e Sila e li trascinarono nella piazza principale davanti ai capi della citt ; |
| Maori | Otira, no te kitenga o ona rangatira kua kore he mahinga moni ma ratou, ka mau ki a Paora raua ko Hira, ka toia ki te kainga hoki ki nga rangatira; |
| Norwegian | Men da hennes herrer så at deres håp om inntekt var ute, tok de fatt på Paulus og Silas og slepte dem avsted til torvet for å stille dem for retten, |
| Portuguese | Ora, vendo seus senhores que a esperança do seu lucro havia desaparecido, prenderam a Paulo e Silas, e os arrastaram para uma praça presença dos magistrados. |
| Rumanian | Cknd au vqzut stqpknii roabei cq s`a dus nqdejdea ckwtigului lor, au pus mkna pe Pavel wi pe Sila wi i-au tkrkt kn piayq knaintea fruntawilor. |
| Russian | фПЗ"Б ЗПУ П"Б ЕЕ, ЧЙ"С, ЮФП ЙУЮЕЪМБ ОБ"ЕЦ"Б "ПИП"Б ЙИ, УИЧБФЙМЙ рБЧМБ Й уЙМХ Й ПЧМЕЛМЙ ОБ МПЭБ"Ш Л ОБЮБМШОЙЛБН. |
| Shuar | Tura nuwachi nérenniurisha, íwianch jiiki awematniun nekaawar, Páprun Sérasnasha kajerak achikiar pepru uuntri iisarat tusar ajapén Júkiarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Pero cuando sus amos vieron que se les había esfumado su esperanza de ganancia, prendieron a Pablo y a Silas y los arrastraron a la plaza, ante las autoridades. |
| Swahili | Matajiri wa yule msichana walipoona kwamba tumaini lao la kupata mali limekwisha, waliwakamata Paulo na Sila, wakawaburuta mpaka hadharani, mbele ya wakuu. |
| Swedish | Men när hennes herrar sågo att det för dem var slut med allt hopp om vidare inkomst, grepo de Paulus och Silas och släpade dem till torget inför överhetspersonerna. |
| Uma | Ngkai ree, rahilo-rawo pue' -na tobine toei, ka'uma-napi ria pomporataa-ra doi. Toe pai' rahoko' -ramo hira' Paulus pai' Silas, pai' -ra radii' hilou hi topohura ngata to hi laintongo' ngata. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: marketplace. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-k-l-m-p-r-t" | |
-1 letter: platemaker. | |
-2 letters: pacemaker. | |
-3 letters: capmaker, caretake, lacerate, macerate, mackerel, malapert, parakeet, placater, praelect, racemate, retackle, teamaker, telemark. | |
-4 letters: acerate, amreeta, amtrack, apteral, caltrap, camerae, cameral, capelet, caramel, carpale, ceramal, clamper, cremate, empaler, emplace, maleate, meerkat, palmate, partake, percale, petrale, placate, placket, pleater, plectra, prelate, prelect, premeal, reclame, replace, replate, tackler, teacake, tempera, templar, trample. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-e-k-l-m-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: marketplaces. | |
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