emporium
noun
em·po·ri·um
im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm 
em-
plural emporiums also emporia
im-ˈpȯr-ē-ə
em-
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
Examples of emporium in a Sentence
an emporium for home electronic equipment filled with stuff I didn't know I needed but now desperately want
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Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
Petra was a metropolis, an emporium, and a jewel in its own right.
—Peter Frankopan, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2019
New this year: Eerie Essentials, a captivating emporium of chilling keepsakes.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
The store and the shops around this historic emporium are worth visiting anytime, including the only Chanel store in Scandinavia.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emporium. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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emporium
noun
em·po·ri·um
im-ˈpōr-ē-əm
em-,
-ˈpȯr-
plural emporiums also emporia
-ē-ə
1
a
b
: a center of business activity
2
: a store carrying a wide variety of merchandise
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