emporium
/ɛmˈpɔːriəm/
EN
A large retail store that sells a wide variety of goods, often of a specific type.
The downtown emporium has been selling handmade crafts and textiles for over a century.
Etymology
Derived from Latin emporium, which came from Ancient Greek ἐμπόριον (emporion), meaning 'trading place' or 'market', from ἐμπόρος (emporos) meaning 'merchant, traveler'. It entered English in the early 16th century.
Translations
简体中文
大百货商店,商场
繁體中文
大百貨商店,商場
日本語
大商店,百貨店
한국어
대백화점,상점
Deutsch
Warenhaus,Großhandlung
Español
emporio,gran almacén
Português
empório,grande armazém
Français
Català
empori,gran magatzem
Tiếng Việt
thương điếm,trung tâm thương mại
Collocations
local emporiumfamous emporiumdepartment emporiumantique emporium
Antonyms
Related Words
merchantretailermarketplaceshoppingtrade