emporium

n., pl., -po·ri·ums, or -po·ri·a (-pôr'ē-ə, -pōr'-).

1. A place where various goods are bought and sold; a marketplace.
2. A large retail store or place of business: a furniture emporium.

[Latin, from Greek emporion, from emporos, traveler, merchant : en-, in; see en-² + poros, journey.]

Originally a marketplace serving more than one merchant; now usually used as a fancy word for ‘store,' generally used to describe a large store containing a wide variety of merchandise.

noun

A retail establishment where merchandise is sold: boutique, outlet, shop, store. See transactions.

In ancient Roman towns, a large building in which foreign merchandise, imported by sea, was deposited until disposed of to retail dealers.

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(pl. emporia) [De]

A centre of commerce characterized by a wide range of goods, often from far afield.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - magasin, varehus, marked

Nederlands (Dutch)
warenhuis, handelscentrum, markt

Français (French)
n. - grand magasin, bazar, centre commercial, marché

Deutsch (German)
n. - Warenhaus, Kaufhaus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατάστημα γενικού εμπορίου, εμπορικό (κατάστημα)

Italiano (Italian)
emporio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empório (m)

Русский (Russian)
универмаг

Español (Spanish)
n. - almacén, emporio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - handelscentrum, varuhus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
商场, 大百货商店

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 商場, 大百貨商店

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시장, 큰 상점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 商業中心地, 市場, 大商店

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سوق, مركز تجاري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרכז מסחרי, כל-בו, שוק‬

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