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Emporium

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(a Latin adaptation of the Gr. Eµiropcov, from .v, in, and stem of 7ropeuEoOat, to travel for purpose of trade) a trade-centre such as a commercial city, to which buyers and dealers resort for transaction of business from all parts of the world. The word is often applied to a large shop.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Emporium'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​e/emporium.html. 1910.
 
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