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department store

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department store
n.
A large retail store offering a variety of merchandise and services and organized in separate departments.

department store
n
(Business / Commerce) a large shop divided into departments selling a great many kinds of goods
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.department storedepartment store - a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
mercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goods
retail chain - a chain of retail stores
Translations
department store
nKaufhaus nt, → Warenhaus nt

department store ngrande magazzino
department store ngrande magazzino

department store محل مكون من أقسام obchodní dům stormagasin Kaufhaus πολυκατάστημα grandes almacenes tavaratalo grand magasin robna kuća grande magazzino デパート 백화점 warenhuis varemagasin dom towarowy grande armazém, loja de departamentos универмаг varuhus ห้างสรรพสินค้า büyük mağaza cửa hàng bách hóa 百货商店


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When she tried to extend the field of her activities in the direction of stenography and book-keeping her health broke down, and six months on her feet behind the counter of a department store did not tend to restore it.
And Miss Dorn, who shot at the moving ducks at Coney every Sunday and worked in a department store, sat on the bottom step and sniffed.
One day, to take advantage of a department store bargain sale, she crossed the bay to San Francisco.
 
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