Emporia,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  emporia
       See {emporium}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  emporium
       n : a large retail store organized into departments offering a
           variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
           [syn: {department store}]
       [also: {emporia} (pl)]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Emporia, KS (city, FIPS 21275)
    Location: 38.41142 N, 96.19307 W
    Population (1990): 25512 (10732 housing units)
    Area: 23.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 66801
  Emporia, VA (city, FIPS 595)
    Location: 36.69479 N, 77.53670 W
    Population (1990): 5306 (2178 housing units)
    Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Emporia, VA (city, FIPS 25808)
    Location: 36.69479 N, 77.53670 W
    Population (1990): 5306 (2178 housing units)
    Area: 17.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 23847

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  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