emporium

noun em·po·ri·um \ im-ˈpȯr-ē-əm , em- \

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Examples: emporium in a Sentence

Definition of emporium

plural emporiums also emporia play \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

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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

Recent Examples of emporium from the Web

Mark your calendar for June 2, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the Funky Flea presented by the vendors of the fanciful Pink Cabbage antique and gift emporium at the intersection of Route 144 and Triadelphia Road, will be in full swing.

— lisa peklo, Howard County Times, "Mt. Hebron team shines in National Economic Challenge [West Friendship]," 31 May 2018
Popular cosmetic emporiums like Sephora have siphoned off shoppers clamoring for hot lines like Fenty Beauty by pop star Rihanna.

— charisse jones, USA TODAY, "Saks Fifth Avenue bets 'magic mirrors,' face workouts will bring online buyers to stores," 29 May 2018
The big blue furniture emporium is heavily involved with this year’s festival, with prototypes from their upcoming party collection and a lineup of Swedish DJs and engineering innovators.

— rachel raczka, BostonGlobe.com, "Your Boston Calling 2018 ‘must do’ list," 23 May 2018
Last year alone, George Chen opened his massive, San Francisco food emporium, China Live, which cost more than $20 million to build on Broadway.

— justin phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, "Here’s what an $8 million Bay Area restaurant looks like," 18 May 2018
Mark your calendar for June 2, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the Funky Flea will be in full swing, presented by the vendors of the fanciful Pink Cabbage antique and gift emporium at the intersection of Route 144 and Triadelphia Road.

— lisa peklo, Howard County Times, "Famous conductor joining Mount View Middle concert [West Friendship]," 17 May 2018
Founded over a decade ago by Jess Schuring, who’s also worked with Elle Macpherson and Kate Hudson, the fitness emporium offers the tightening and toning technique as well as yoga, barre, spinning, and TRX training.

— zoe ruffner, Vogue, "Meghan Markle’s Guide to Royal Wedding Beauty in London," 14 May 2018
The emporium occupies 16,000 square feet in a former Clinic restaurant on the second floor of the Crile building near East 95th Street.

— debbi snook, cleveland.com, "Chef Jose Andres' concept headlines new Cleveland Clinic food court (photos)," 10 May 2018
In March, Alibaba poured an additional $2 billion into its Southeast Asian online emporium, Lazada, which is duking it out with Amazon in the region.

— raymond zhong, New York Times, "Alibaba’s Profit Slips as It Spends to Expand Its Empire," 4 May 2018

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