emporium
[ em-pawr-ee-uhm, -pohr- ]
/ ɛmˈpɔr i əm, -ˈpoʊr- /
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, orig. traveler, passenger (
em-
em-2 +
póros passage, voyage; compare
en pórōi on a voyage, en route) +
-ion noun suffix of place
Words nearby emporium
employment office,
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emporium,
empoverish,
empower,
empowerment,
empress,
empressement
Example sentences from the Web for emporium
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