Pryca

car·re·four (k

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1. A crossroads.

2. A public square; a plaza.

[French, from Old French carrefor, from Latin quadrifurcus, four-forked : quadri-, quadri- + furca, fork.]

carrefour [ˈkærəˌfɔː]

1. (Social Science / Human Geography) a rare word for crossroads

2. (Social Science / Human Geography) a public square, esp one at the intersection of several roads

[from Old French quarrefour, ultimately from Latin quadrifurcus having four forks]

carfax, carrefour - A carfax or carrefour is a place where (usually four) roads or streets meet, from French carrefurcs, from Latin quadrifurcus, "four forks."

See also related terms for roads.

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Noun

carrefour - a junction where one street or road crosses another

crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing

street corner, turning point, corner - the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"

junction - the place where two or more things come together

grade crossing, level crossing - intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass

road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

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s Cadbury and Safeway, Spain's Pryca, France's Carrefour, and Italy's Migros, followed suit.

When Corporations Can't Rule the World by Ayres, Ed / World Watch

Most of the major retailers in France and Spain are clients of the newly acquired business - including Carrefour, Promodes, Pryca and Eroski - and many of these are already customers of Tibbett & Britten.

Tibbett and Britten Acquire TCA by Food Trade Review

In Spain, where Carrefour and Promodes own the country's two largest hypermarkets, analysts are widely forecasting the merger of Continente, majority owned by Promodes, and Pryca, which is controlled by Carrefour.

French Grocery Merger to Create Retailing Giant by Food & Drink Weekly

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