emporia

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)
Emporia, KS (city, FIPS 21275)
  Location: 38.41142 N, 96.19307 W
  Population (1990): 25512 (10732 housing units)
  Area: 23.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 66801
Emporia, VA (city, FIPS 595)
  Location: 36.69479 N, 77.53670 W
  Population (1990): 5306 (2178 housing units)
  Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Emporia, VA (city, FIPS 25808)
  Location: 36.69479 N, 77.53670 W
  Population (1990): 5306 (2178 housing units)
  Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 23847
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Emporia, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    26760
   Housing Units (2000): 11019
   Land area (2000):     9.900252 sq. miles (25.641534 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.064974 sq. miles (0.168282 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    9.965226 sq. miles (25.809816 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            21275
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             38.408148 N, 96.187054 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     66801
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Emporia, KS
    Emporia
from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Emporia, VA -- U.S. city in Virginia
   Population (2000):    5665
   Housing Units (2000): 2412
   Land area (2000):     6.892933 sq. miles (17.852615 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.074054 sq. miles (0.191800 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.966987 sq. miles (18.044415 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25808
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             36.693018 N, 77.538090 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     23847
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Emporia, VA
    Emporia
from U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Emporia -- U.S. city in Virginia
   Population (2000):    5665
   Housing Units (2000): 2412
   Land area (2000):     6.892933 sq. miles (17.852615 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.074054 sq. miles (0.191800 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.966987 sq. miles (18.044415 sq. km)
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             36.693018 N, 77.538090 W
   Headwords:
    Emporia
    Emporia, VA
    Emporia city
    Emporia city, VA
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