/ Dictionary / Index E emporium: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: em•po•ri•um Pronunciation: (em-pôr'ē-um, -pōr'-), [key] — pl. -po•ri•ums, -po•ri•a a large retail store, esp. one selling a great variety of articles. a place, town, or city of important commerce, esp. a principal center of trade: New York is one of the world's great emporiums. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: emporium (Thesaurus) Emporia empoverish Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fabricate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language