n.; pl.Emporiums L. Emporia [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; belonging to commerce, fr. &unr_; traveler, trader; &unr_; in + &unr_; 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 ]