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Meaning of "emporium" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EMPORIUM

From Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos merchant, from poros a journey.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EMPORIUM

emporium  [ɛmˈpɔːrɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMPORIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emporium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EMPORIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Emporium

Emporium is a term used to denote a store which sells a wide variety of goods as well as a marketplace or trading center in ancient cities such as the agoras found in ancient Greece. ▪ Emporium, places which the traders of one country had reserved to their business interests within the territory of another country ▪ Emporium, an early medieval European trading post It may also refer to: ▪ Emporium, Pennsylvania – U.S. city ▪ Emporium – shopping mall in Thailand ▪ Emporium – defunct U.S. retailer operating in five western states ▪ The Emporium, San Francisco – former department store in the San Francisco Bay Area ▪ The Emporium - a building in Jamestown, California, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Tuolumne County, California ▪ Emporium – collection of short stories...

Definition of emporium in the English dictionary

The definition of emporium in the dictionary is a large and often ostentatious retail shop offering for sale a wide variety of merchandise.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMPORIUM


archesporium
ˌɑːkɪˈspɔːrɪəm
auditorium
ˌɔːdɪˈtɔːrɪəm
cafetorium
ˌkæfəˈtɔːrɪəm
castoreum
kɑːˈstɔːrɪəm
ciborium
sɪˈbɔːrɪəm
cladosporium
ˌklædəʊˈspɔːrɪəm
conservatorium
kənˌsɜːvəˈtɔːrɪəm
corium
ˈkɔːrɪəm
crematorium
ˌkrɛməˈtɔːrɪəm
eupatorium
ˌjuːpəˈtɔːrɪəm
exosporium
ˌɛksəʊˈspɔːrɪəm
moratorium
ˌmɒrəˈtɔːrɪəm
natatorium
ˌneɪtəˈtɔːrɪəm
praetorium
priːˈtɔːrɪəm
sanatorium
ˌsænəˈtɔːrɪəm
sanitorium
ˌsænɪˈtɔːrɪəm
scriptorium
skrɪpˈtɔːrɪəm
sensorium
sɛnˈsɔːrɪəm
tentorium
tenˈtɔːrɪəm
thorium
ˈθɔːrɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMPORIUM

employment exchange
employment law
employment office
Employment Service
employment tribunal
emplume
empoison
empoisonment
empolder
emporia
empoverish
empoverisher
empoverishment
empower
empowering
empowerment
empress
empresse
empressement
emprise

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMPORIUM

anticlinorium
appressorium
aquarium
aspersorium
digitorium
haustorium
inclinatorium
inhalatorium
livermorium
lubritorium
mesothorium
motorium
muscatorium
ostensorium
pastorium
succinctorium
sudatorium
suspensorium
synclinorium
triforium
vomitorium

Synonyms and antonyms of emporium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EMPORIUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «emporium» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of emporium

Translation of «emporium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMPORIUM

Find out the translation of emporium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of emporium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emporium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

商场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

emporio
570 millions of speakers

English

emporium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एम्पोरियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مركز تجاري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

торговый центр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

empório
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বড়বাজার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centre commercial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Emporium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Emporium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エンポリアム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

백화점
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Emporium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trung tâm thương mại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எம்போரியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एम्पोरियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

market
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

emporio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

emporium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

торговий центр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

emporium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

emporium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

emporium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

emporium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

emporium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of emporium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMPORIUM»

The term «emporium» is very widely used and occupies the 21.022 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMPORIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «emporium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «emporium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emporium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMPORIUM»

Discover the use of emporium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emporium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Steampunk Emporium: Creating Fantastical Jewelry, Devices ...
The author guides you through several beginning-level jewelry techniques (basic wire wraps, using basic findings and so on) as well as some basic work with polymer clay, resin, shrink plastic and other mixed-media techniques.
Jema Hewitt, 2011
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The Enchantment Emporium
First in a brand-new urban fantasy series from the author of The Blood Books The Gale family can change the world with the charms they cast, and they like to keep this in the family.
Tanya Huff, 2009
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Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium: Magical Movie Novelisation
Welcome to Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the most amazing toyshop in the world.
Suzanne Weyn, Zach Helm, 2007
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A Mediterranean Emporium: The Catalan Kingdom of Majorca
The first account of the trade and commercial life of the medieval Spanish kingdom of Majorca.
David Abulafia, 2002
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The Emporium of the World: Maritime Quanzhou, 1000-1400
This volume, by offering a score of new insights derived from a wide variety of recent archaeological and textual sources, bring to life an important overseas trading port in Southeast Asia: Quanzhou.
Angela Schottenhammer, 2001
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Dixie Emporium: Tourism, Foodways, and Consumer Culture in ...
The ten essays in this collection focus on how southerners have marketed themselves to outsiders and identify spaces, services, and products that construct various Souths that exaggerate, refute, or self-consciously safeguard elements of ...
Anthony Joseph Stanonis, 2008
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Peacock Emporium
And within two years of her marriage, the rumours had begun again. Thirty-five years on, Suzanna Peacock finds refuge from her mother's shameful legacy in her shop, the Peacock Emporium.
Jojo Moyes, 2008
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Mr Chen's Emporium
Perfect for book clubs, Mr Chen's Emporium is an enchanting historical love story, as East meets West in a sleepy NSW gold rush town.
Deborah O'Brien, 2013
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The Mourning Emporium
Venice is in peril.
Michelle Lovric, 2012
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Enchantment Emporium
Moving to Calgary to take over her late grandmother's junk shop, charm-caster Alysha Gale learns that she will be serving the fey community, which proves to be deeply troubled with problems that may be more than Alysha's family can solve.
Tanya Huff, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMPORIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emporium is used in the context of the following news items.
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EverRich launches John Dewar & Sons Fine Whisky Emporium
EverRich is the first to launch the John Dewar & Sons Fine Whisky Emporium in partnership with Bacardi Global Travel Retail at Taiwan ... «DFNIonline.com, Jul 15»
2
John Dewar & Sons Whisky Emporium shop opens at Taoyuan Airport
Opening: Bacardi Global Travel Retail and Ever Rich Duty Free have opened a John Dewar & Sons Fine Whisky Emporium shop-in-shop at ... «MoodieReport, Jul 15»
3
Sale drops in Myanmar’s gem emporium this year
Myanmar's annual gem emporium took in about one billion euros this year, but fell far short of last year's record-breaking fair, news reports said ... «Dalje.com, Jul 15»
4
SUV slams into front of north side Hotcakes Emporium
At 2:40 p.m. emergency crews were called to the Hotcakes Emporium in the 8500 block of Ditch Road on a report of a vehicle that had crash ... «WTTV CBS4Indy, Jul 15»
5
'Weekend in the Wilds' gets underway today in Emporium
EMPORIUM — Weekend in the Wilds kicks off today in Emporium, showcasing everything from fireworks to the search for Bigfoot to children ... «Bradford Era, Jul 15»
6
Coffee emporium buzzing after exceeding growth targets
ARTISAN coffee roaster, the York Coffee Emporium is moving to bigger premises ahead of schedule as new customer gains required ... «The Business Desk, Jul 15»
7
Business Awards: Sound Emporium scoop micro business award
SOUND Emporium scooped the prize in this year's most popular category, the Elite Care Micro Business of the Year Award. Theresa Trevett ... «Salisbury Journal, Jul 15»
8
New Emporium restaurant fails to hit the mark
FORTITUDE Valley's Emporium complex continues to be a movable feast of food vendors, with Delfina's, a French-style bistro taking over ... «Courier Mail, Jun 15»
9
Yeovil Emporium transforms Independence Day to celebrate …
Lead by the team behind The Emporium on Princes Street, Yeovil, the day aims to celebrate the town's growing network of independent bars, ... «Western Gazette, Jun 15»
10
Din Tai Fung at Emporium in CBD has best dumplings in Melbourne
5.45pm: The entrance to the level four restaurant in Emporium is already teeming with people vying for the attention of the two calmly efficient ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Emporium [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/emporium>. May 2024 ».
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