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A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: country store, trading post
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mercantile establishment, retail store, sales outlet, outlet
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
雜貨店 /杂货店
(záhuòdiàn)
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Faroese:
bygdarhandil
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Finnish:
sekatavarakauppa
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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French:
magasin général
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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French:
grand magasin
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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German:
Kaufhaus
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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German:
Kramladen
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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German:
Gemischtwarenhandlung
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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German:
Gemischtwarenladen
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Greek:
παντοπωλείο
(pantopoleío)
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Japanese:
百貨店
(hyakkaten)
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Japanese:
雑貨屋
(zakkaya)
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Manx:
yl-stoyr
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Polish:
sklep wielobranżowy
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Russian:
универса́льный магази́н
(universálʹnyj magazín)
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Russian:
универма́г
(univermág)
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Russian:
универса́м
(universám)
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
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Spanish:
tienda general
— a store which sells a large variety of useful things
