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

• bazaar
• shop
• shoppe
• store

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Discover local art and a cabin full of tea From the museum, walk a block north on Bear Street, where several galleries and shops offer alternatives to the souvenir emporiums lining Banff Avenue (the town’s main street). —Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

Over the past few decades, American food reporters and bloggers have often written about the French frozen-food emporium Picard with an air of scandal. —Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025

This imposing emporium displays everything from lavish sequined satchels to exquisite fine jewelry to, of course, fashions, including those heart-throb coats. —Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025

At a suburban gaming emporium, staff are closing up for the night. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos traveler, trader, from em- en- entry 2 + poros passage, journey — more at fare

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for emporium

• scriptorium
• tentorium
• triforium
• auditorium
• cladosporium
• crematorium
• eupatorium
• moratorium
• sanatorium
• conservatorium
• helminthosporium
• corium

Kids Definition

emporium

noun

em·​po·​ri·​um im-ˈpōr-ē-əm 

em-,

-ˈpȯr-

plural emporiums also emporia

-ē-ə

1

a

: marketplace

b

: a center of business activity

2

: a store carrying a wide variety of merchandise