The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then
a mean and ill-built market town. --Macaulay.
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It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our
emporiums, our theathers. --Knox.
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2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.]
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U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Emporia -- 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)
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.693018 N, 77.538090 W
Headwords:
Emporia
Emporia, VA
Emporia city
Emporia city, VA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Emporia, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 26760
Housing Units (2000): 11019
Land area (2000): 9.900252 sq. miles (25.641534 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.064974 sq. miles (0.168282 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 9.965226 sq. miles (25.809816 sq. km)
FIPS code: 21275
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 38.408148 N, 96.187054 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 66801
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Emporia, KS
Emporia
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
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 code: 25808
Located within: Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
Location: 36.693018 N, 77.538090 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 23847
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Emporia, VA
Emporia