EMPORIUM


Meaning of EMPORIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm, em- ]

noun

( plural -ri·ums also em·po·ria -ē-ə)

Etymology: Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos traveler, trader, from em- en- (II) + poros passage, journey — more at fare

Date: 1586

1.

a. : a place of trade ; especially : a commercial center

b. : a retail outlet

a hardware emporium

a pizza emporium

2. : a store carrying many different kinds of merchandise

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.