Found 2 items, similar to Emporia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: emporia emporia See emporium emporium n : a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain [syn: department store] [also: emporia (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Emporia 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. [1913 Webster] That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our emporiums, our theathers. --Knox. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]