城じょう市し

noun

castle town; fortified town

Refers to a town that developed around a castle, often with defensive fortifications. Common in historical contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、多おおくの城じょう市しが城しろを中ちゅう心しんに栄さかえた。

  During the Edo period, many castle towns flourished around castles.