emporium

em·po·ri·um

E0118300 (ĕm-pôr′ē-əm)n. pl. em·po·ri·ums or em·po·ri·a (-pôr′ē-ə) 1. A place where various goods are bought and sold; a marketplace.2. A large retail store or place of business: a furniture emporium.

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

emporium

(ɛmˈpɔːrɪəm) n, pl -riums or -ria (-rɪə) (Commerce) a large and often ostentatious retail shop offering for sale a wide variety of merchandise[C16: from Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos merchant, from poros a journey]

em•po•ri•um

(ɛmˈpɔr i əm, -ˈpoʊr-)

n., pl. -po•ri•ums, -po•ri•a (-ˈpɔr i ə, -ˈpoʊr-) 1. a retail store selling a great variety of articles. 2. a chief commercial center. [1580–90; < Latin < Greek empórion market, emporium =émpor(os) merchant, orig. traveler, passenger (n. derivative of en pórōi on a voyage, en route) + -ion n. suffix of place]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emporium - a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chaindepartment storemercantile establishment, outlet, retail store, sales outlet - a place of business for retailing goodsretail 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

emporium

nounA retail establishment where merchandise is sold:boutique, outlet, shop, store.

Translations

商业中心商场大百货商店

emporium

(emˈpoːriəm) noun1. a trading centre. 購物中心 商场，商业中心 2. a large shop. 大型商場 大百货商店