open-air marketplace
- noun
- /ˈoʊpən ɛr ˈmɑrˌkɪtpleɪs/
:
mercado al aire libre
- The open-air marketplace was bustling with activity.
Examples
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We bought fresh vegetables at the open-air marketplace in the city center.
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Local artisans sell their crafts every weekend at the open-air marketplace.
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A band was playing lively music near the entrance to the open-air marketplace.
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I love shopping at the open-air marketplace on weekends.
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Every Saturday, the town hosts an open-air marketplace where local farmers sell fresh produce.
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She loves visiting the open-air marketplace to buy handmade crafts and enjoy street food.
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The vibrant open-air marketplace was filled with colorful stalls selling everything from fruits to handmade jewelry.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people buy and sell food and other items
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2.3
An outdoor market where people sell used things like clothes or furniture
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1.8
An open area or building in a town where people buy and sell goods
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A busy market with many small shops selling goods, often outdoors
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1.6
A market where local farmers sell fresh fruit and vegetables directly to people
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An open-air market in an Arab town with many stalls selling food and goods
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1.1
A shop or market that sells food and groceries
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A market that takes place outdoors where stalls sell food and other goods
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An outdoor market where farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables directly
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2.1
An open area in a town where people sell food and goods
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A place outside where farmers sell fresh fruits and vegetables
An outdoor place on a sidewalk where people sell food and goods
An open town area where people meet to buy and sell goods
How Illegal
Surface Forms
Morphology
open-air + marketplace
The meaning 'a public market located outdoors' is directly derivable from combining 'open-air' (open to the air/outdoors) with 'marketplace' (a place for trading goods). This adjective+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistically common pattern, so an average B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings will readily understand 'open-air marketplace'.
Etymology
Open-air marketplace shows a clear picture: stalls and sellers are set up out under the sky, and open-air means not inside while marketplace is the place where people sell things. That's why it means 'a market held outdoors' where people buy and sell food and goods.