emporium

[ em-pawr-ee-uhm, -pohr- ]

/ ɛmˈpɔr i əm, -ˈpoʊr- /

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noun, plural em·po·ri·ums, em·po·ri·a [em-pawr-ee-uh, -pohr-]. /ɛmˈpɔr i ə, -ˈpoʊr-/.

a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.

a place, town, or city of important commerce, especially a principal center of trade: New York is one of the world's great emporiums.

Origin of emporium

1580–90; <Latin <Greek empórion market, emporium, equivalent to émporos merchant, originally traveler, passenger (em-em-² + póros passage, voyage; compare en pórōi on a voyage, en route) + -ion noun suffix of place

SYNONYMS FOR emporium

1 market, marketplace, bazaar.

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Example sentences from the Web for emporium

In New York City, the high-end adventure outfitter Abercrombie and Fitch and the kitchen emporiums of big department stores did a bustling business in these new symbols of postwar meat consumption.
To Find Hope in American Cooking, James Beard Looked to the West Coast|John Birdsall|October 2, 2020|Eater
Uncle Boardman had stocked this emporium, and Baggs sold the goods on commission.
Fighting the Sea|Edward A. Rand
Tellicherry became the principal English emporium on the west coast of Madras.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3|Various
Hopalong reloaded his guns and proceeded to the Emporium, where he found a game all prepared for him in every sense of the word.
Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up|Clarence Edward Mulford

How Alma was now head bookkeeper and cashier of the Emporium, the town's biggest store, and how she was such a dear girl.
John Wesley, Jr.|Dan B. Brummitt
But it was not wholly as an emporium for bachelors that London appealed.
Ghetto Tragedies|Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for emporium

emporium

/ (ɛmˈpɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)

a large and often ostentatious retail shop offering for sale a wide variety of merchandise

Word Origin for emporium

C16: from Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos merchant, from poros a journey

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单词	emporium
释义	emporium [ em-pawr-ee-uhm, -pohr- ] / ɛmˈpɔr i əm, -ˈpoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR emporium ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural em·po·ri·ums, em·po·ri·a [em-pawr-ee-uh, -pohr-]. /ɛmˈpɔr i ə, -ˈpoʊr-/. a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles. a place, town, or city of important commerce, especially a principal center of trade: New York is one of the world's great emporiums. Origin of emporium 1580–90; <Latin <Greek empórion market, emporium, equivalent to émporos merchant, originally traveler, passenger (em-em-² + póros passage, voyage; compare en pórōi on a voyage, en route) + -ion noun suffix of place SYNONYMS FOR emporium 1 market, marketplace, bazaar. SEE SYNONYMS FOR emporium ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby emporium employment office, employment tribunal, empoison, empolder, Emporia, emporium, empoverish, empower, empowerment, empress, empressement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for emporium In New York City, the high-end adventure outfitter Abercrombie and Fitch and the kitchen emporiums of big department stores did a bustling business in these new symbols of postwar meat consumption. To Find Hope in American Cooking, James Beard Looked to the West Coast\|John Birdsall\|October 2, 2020\|Eater Uncle Boardman had stocked this emporium, and Baggs sold the goods on commission. Fighting the Sea\|Edward A. Rand Tellicherry became the principal English emporium on the west coast of Madras. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3\|Various Hopalong reloaded his guns and proceeded to the Emporium, where he found a game all prepared for him in every sense of the word. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up\|Clarence Edward Mulford How Alma was now head bookkeeper and cashier of the Emporium, the town's biggest store, and how she was such a dear girl. John Wesley, Jr.\|Dan B. Brummitt But it was not wholly as an emporium for bachelors that London appealed. Ghetto Tragedies\|Israel Zangwill British Dictionary definitions for emporium emporium / (ɛmˈpɔːrɪəm) / noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə) a large and often ostentatious retail shop offering for sale a wide variety of merchandise Word Origin for emporium C16: from Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos merchant, from poros a journey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to emporium shop, mart, shopping center, boutique, flea market, mall, outlet, bazaar, co-op, supermarket, discount store, chain, stand, store, galleria, five-and-dime, shopping plaza, thrift shop
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emporium

noun, plural em·po·ri·ums, em·po·ri·a [em-pawr-ee-uh, -pohr-]. /ɛmˈpɔr i ə, -ˈpoʊr-/.

Origin of emporium

SYNONYMS FOR emporium

Words nearby emporium

Example sentences from the Web for emporium

British Dictionary definitions for emporium

noun plural -riums or -ria (-rɪə)

Word Origin for emporium

Words related to emporium