department store n 1: a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: {department store}, {emporium}]
Department store \De*part"ment store\ A store keeping a great variety of goods which are arranged in several departments. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "department store": boutique, chain store, co-op, concession, cooperative, countinghouse, country store, dime store, discount house, discount store, emporium, establishment, five-and-ten, general store, house, magasin, mail-order house, market, mart, post, retail store, salon, shop, store, supermarket, trading post, variety shop, variety store, warehouse, wareroom, wholesale house