English → Latin
“market-town” in Latin
forumpublic place, marketplace, forumconciliābulumplace of assembly; district administrative center; marketplace
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
market-town
forum or oppidum nundinarium; forum rerum venalium; forum; conciliabulum (as a place of assembly; Liv., 40, 19, 3).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for market-town?
- The usual Latin words for “market-town” are forum, conciliābulum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.