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 of emporium
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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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
In the time since, Gideon’s has grown from a bicycle-delivery operation to an East End Market stall to a Disney Springs emporium, where fans from around the world stand in line for sweets and coffee and limited-edition collectible merch that garners eBay bids into the hundreds.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
Located across the street from the Texas Capitol, the building now functions as a visitor and information center, art gallery and artisan emporium.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Much of the record’s action happens in the high end, where bright, digital harmonics fizz and glisten, dust motes in a strip-mall crystal emporium.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Emporium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emporium. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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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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