Emporium Definition

ĕm-pôrē-əm
emporia, emporiums
noun
emporiums
A place of commerce; trading center; marketplace.
Webster's New World
A large store with a wide variety of things for sale.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Emporium

Noun

Singular:
emporium
Plural:
emporia, emporiums

Origin of Emporium

  • From Latin emporium (“trading station, market town, market”); from Ancient Greek ἐμπορεῖον (emporion, “trading station”), from ἔμπορος (emporos, “merchant", "traveller", literally "incomer"”), from ἐν (en, “in”) and πόρος (poros, “journey”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin from Greek emporion from emporos traveler, merchant en- in en–2 poros journey per-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Emporium Sentence Examples

  • It is a steamship station and an important emporium of the salt and corn trade.

  • Oderberg is an important emporium for the Russian timber trade.

  • Olmiitz is an important railway junction, and is the emporium of a busy mining and industrial district.

  • The little shop grew and was soon called an "emporium".

  • Now it is chiefly known as the junction of four railways, the East Indian, Oudh & Rohilkand, Rajputana and Indian Midland, and as a great emporium for harness, shoes and other leather-work.

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Words Starting With

EEMEMP

Words Ending With

MUMIUM

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Words Starting With E and Ending With M

Starts With E & Ends With MStarts With EM & Ends With MStarts With E & Ends With UM

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With E8 Letter Words Ending With M