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Marketplace vs Souq - What's the difference?

marketplace | souq |

As nouns the difference between marketplace and souq

is that marketplace is an open area in a town housing a public market while souq is a street market, particularly in arabic- and somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods; a bazaar.

marketplace

English

Alternative forms

* market place

Noun

(wikipedia marketplace) (en noun)
  • An open area in a town housing a public market.
  • The space, actual or metaphorical, in which a market operates.
  • (by extension) The world of commerce and trade.

    • Related terms

    * market square

    souq

    English

    (wikipedia souq)

    Alternative forms

    * souk, suq, sooq, sook

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods; a bazaar.
  • A mess — derived from French slang, and the lively chaos of a souq1.

    • Synonyms

    * bazaar, market, emporium, mart, forum, agora.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "souq") English words containing Q not followed by U ----