Definition of "emporium" in English

noun

1. (also figuratively) A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.

2. (also figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.

   • With a name like “The Wine and Spirits Emporium”, no wonder the prices are so high.

3. (historical) A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).

4. (by extension, obsolete) The brain.