Emporium
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then
a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay.
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It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our
emporiums, our theathers. --Knox.
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2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.]
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from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Emporium, PA (borough, FIPS 23600)
Location: 41.51087 N, 78.23712 W
Population (1990): 2513 (1220 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15834
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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.
Headwords:
Emporium, PA
Emporium
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
51 Moby Thesaurus words for "emporium":
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
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