'Emporium' definitions:
Definition of 'emporium'
(from WordNet)
noun
A large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: department store, emporium]
Definition of 'Emporium'
From: GCIDE
- Emporium \Em*po"ri*um\, n.; pl. Emporiums, L. Emporia. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? belonging to commerce, fr. ? traveler, trader; ? in + ? way through and over, path. See In, and Empiric, Fare.]
- 1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a country. [1913 Webster]
- That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers. --Knox. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'emporium'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- auto show,
- bazaar,
- boat show,
- boutique,
- chain store,
- co-op,
- commercial complex,
- concession,
- cooperative,
- countinghouse,
- country store,
- department store,
- dime store,
- discount house,
- discount store,
- establishment,
- exposition,
- fair,
- five-and-ten,
- flea fair,
- flea market,
- general store,
- house,
- magasin,
- mail-order house,
- market,
- market overt,
- marketplace,
- mart,
- open market,
- plaza,
- post,
- retail store,
- rialto,
- salon,
- shop,
- shopping center,
- shopping mall,
- shopping plaza,
- show,
- staple,
- store,
- street market,
- supermarket,
- trade fair,
- trading post,
- variety shop,
- variety store,
- warehouse,
- wareroom,
- wholesale house
Emporium, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Emporium, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
2526
Housing Units (2000) :
1215
Land area (2000) :
0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.730010 sq. miles (1.890716 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23600
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
41.511288 N, 78.236418 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
15834
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.