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

Floor 13 is a 17,000-square-foot emporium owned by artist Holis Hannan, five blocks from Porgy’s. —Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025

With a vast selection of restaurants, markets, and food emporiums, finding something to satisfy any craving is easy. —Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025

Milk Bar Chicago: New York's cereal milk soft serve and bakery emporium opens in Fulton Market's Hoxton Hotel on Saturday, when staff will be handing out swag and signed copies of chef Christina Tosi's latest cookbook to the first 50 customers. —Monica Eng, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025

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

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