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emporium
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em·po·ri·um  (m-pôr-m, -pr-)
n. pl. em·po·ri·ums or em·po·ri·a (-pôr-, -pr-)
1. A place where various goods are bought and sold; a marketplace.
2. A large retail store or place of business: a furniture emporium.

[Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos, traveler, merchant : en-, in; see en-2 + poros, journey; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]

emporium [ɛmˈpɔːrɪəm]
n pl -riums, -ria [-rɪə]
(Business / Commerce) a large and often ostentatious retail shop offering for sale a wide variety of merchandise
[from Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos merchant, from poros a journey]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emporiumemporium - 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

emporium
noun (Old-fashioned) shop, market, store, supermarket, outlet, warehouse, department store, mart, boutique, bazaar, retail outlet, superstore, hypermarket a famous emporium whose branches grace the capitals of Europe
Translations
emporium [emˈpɔːrɪəm] N (emporiums or emporia (pl)) [emˈpɔːrɪə]almacenes mpl, emporio m (LAm)

emporium [ɛmˈpɔːriəm] [emporia] [ɛmˈpɔːriə] (pl) n (= shop) → grand magasin m
food emporium → grand magasin d'alimentation
beauty emporium → grand magasin de produits de beauté

emporium
nWarenhaus nt

emporium [ɛmˈpɔːrɪəm] n (old) → emporio
emporium [ɛmˈpɔːrɪəm] n (old) → emporio

emporium
n emporium [emˈpoːriəm]
1 a trading centre. handelsplek مَرْكِز تِجاري търговски център obchodní centrum handelscentrum der Handelsplatz κέντρο εμπορικών συναλλαγών, αγορά emporio kaubanduskeskus بازار kauppakeskus centre commercial מֶרכָּז מִסחָרִי एम्पोरियम trgovačko središte kereskedelmi központ pusat perdagangan verslunarmiðstöð centro commerciale, emporio 商業の中心地 상업 중심지 prekybos centras tirdzniecības centrs toko besar handelscentrum handelssenter centrum handlowe centro de comércio centru comercial торговый центр obchodné centrum trgovsko središče tržni centar handelscentrum ศูนย์กลางการค้าขาย ticaret merkezi 商業中心 торговельний центр تجارتی مرکز chợ
2 a large shop. grootwinkel مَتْجَر كَبير голям универсален магазин obchodní dům varehus; stormagasin das Kaufhaus μεγάλο κατάστημα γενικού εμπορίου gran almacén kaubamaja فروشگاه بزرگ liike grand magasin חֲנוּת גְדוֹלָה एक बड़ी दुकान velika prodavaonica áruház toko besar stórverslun grande negozio, emporio 商店 큰 상점 didelė parduotuvė liels veikals pusat perdagangan warenhuis stormarked, varehus duży sklep detaliczny armazém magazin mare большой магазин obchodný dom veleblagovnica velika prodavnica varuhus ร้านค้าขนาดใหญ่ (büyük) mağaza 商場 великий магазин ایک بڑی دکان cửa hàng lớn


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