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Meaning of emporium

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

emporium

Pronunciation:/ɛmˈpɔː.ɹi.əm//ɛmˈpɔ.ɹi.əm/

noun

Definitions

  1. A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.

  2. A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.

    Example: With a name like “The Wine and Spirits Emporium”, no wonder the prices are so high.

  3. A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).

  4. (by extension) The brain.