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em·po·ri·um

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–noun, plural -po·ri·ums, -po·ri·a

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1.	a large retail store, esp. one selling a great variety of articles.

2.	a place, town, or city of important commerce, esp. a principal center of trade: New York is one of the world's great emporiums.

[Origin: 1580–90; < L < Gk empórion market, emporium, equiv. to émporos merchant, orig. traveler, passenger (em- em-² + póros passage, voyage; cf. en pórōi on a voyage, en route) + -ion n. suffix of place

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—Synonyms 1. market, marketplace, bazaar.

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em·po·ri·um Audio Help (ěm-pôr'ē-əm, -pōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. em·po·ri·ums or em·po·ri·a (-pôr'ē-ə, -pōr'-)

A place where various goods are bought and sold; a marketplace.
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.]

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emporium

1586, from L. emporium, from Gk. emporion, from emporos "merchant, traveler," from en- "in" + poros "passage, voyage," ult. from peirein "to pass through."

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emporium
noun
a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: department store]

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emporium1 [emˈpoːriəm] noun

a trading centre

Arabic:	مَرْكِز تِجاري
Chinese (Simplified):	商场，商业中心
Chinese (Traditional):	商業中心
Czech:	obchodní centrum
Danish:	handelscentrum
Dutch:	handelscentrum
Estonian:	kaubanduskeskus
Finnish:	kauppakeskus
French:	centre commercial
German:	der Handelsplatz
Greek:	κέντρο εμπορικών συναλλαγών, αγορά
Hungarian:	kereskedelmi központ
Icelandic:	verslunarmiðstöð
Indonesian:	pusat perdagangan
Italian:	centro commerciale*, emporio

Japanese:	商業の中心地
Korean:	무역 중심지
Latvian:	tirdzniecības centrs
Lithuanian:	prekybos centras
Norwegian:	handelssenter
Polish:	centrum handlowe
Portuguese (Brazil):	empório
Portuguese (Portugal):	centro de comércio
Romanian:	centru comercial
Russian:	торговый центр
Slovak:	obchodné centrum
Slovenian:	trgovsko središče
Spanish:	emporio
Swedish:	handelscentrum
Turkish:	ticaret merkezi

emporium2 [emˈpoːriəm] noun

a large shop

Arabic:	مَتْجَر كَبير
Chinese (Simplified):	大百货商店
Chinese (Traditional):	商場
Czech:	obchodní dům
Danish:	varehus; stormagasin
Dutch:	warenhuis
Estonian:	kaubamaja
Finnish:	tavaratalo
French:	grand magasin
German:	das Kaufhaus
Greek:	μεγάλο κατάστημα γενικού εμπορίου
Hungarian:	áruház
Icelandic:	stórverslun
Indonesian:	toko besar
Italian:	grande negozio*, emporio

Japanese:	商店
Korean:	대규모 상점
Latvian:	liels veikals
Lithuanian:	didelė parduotuvė
Norwegian:	stormarked, varehus
Polish:	duży sklep detaliczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	empório
Portuguese (Portugal):	armazém
Romanian:	magazin mare
Russian:	большой магазин
Slovak:	obchodný dom
Slovenian:	veleblagovnica
Spanish:	gran almacén
Swedish:	varuhus
Turkish:	(büyük) mağaza

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Emporium, PA (borough, FIPS 23600) Location: 41.51087 N, 78.23712 W
Population (1990): 2513 (1220 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15834

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Emporium

Em`po*ret"ic\, Emporetical \Em`po*ret"ic*al\, a. [L. emporeticus, Gr. ?. See Emporium.] Pertaining to an emporium; relating to merchandise. [Obs.] --Johnson.

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