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. [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] 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
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