Emporia

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Emporia, VA — U.S. city in Virginia Population (2000): 5665 Housing Units (2000): 2412 Land area (2000): 6.892933 sq. miles (17.852615 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.074054 sq. miles (0.191800 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.966987 sq. miles (18.044415 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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