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

Synonyms

• bazaar
• shop
• shoppe
• store

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 on the Web

The centerpiece, at the Venetian, was the band’s vast and shiny merchandise emporium and, one floor up a curved staircase, an exhibition, a mashup of museum and fair. —Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024

Unsurprisingly, my go-to place to source these items is Amazon, an emporium of useful products and handy, TikTok-viral cleaning tools. —Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 11 Jan. 2024

The challenge is how to make the stores into great emporiums where people get excited, where there’s theater, and new and interesting ideas. —Evan Clark, WWD, 4 July 2024

Fashion Show Las Vegas This is not your average shopping emporium. —David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos traveler, trader, from em- en- entry 2 + poros passage, journey — more at fare

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

emporium

noun

em·​po·​ri·​um im-ˈpōr-ē-əm 

em-,

-ˈpȯr-

plural emporiums also emporia

-ē-ə

1

a

: marketplace

b

: a center of business activity

2

: a store carrying a wide variety of merchandise