Department store and Grocery store

Department store

Department store noun - A large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain.
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Synonyms for Department store

Grocery store and department store are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grocery store" instead a noun phrase "Department store".

Grocery store

Grocery store noun - A marketplace where groceries are sold.
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Synonyms for Grocery store

Department store and grocery store are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Department store" instead a noun phrase "Grocery store".

Both terms in one sentence

  • For example, a neighborhood grocery store will have been torn down to make way for a pharmacy, a department store one went to for "special occasion" clothing will have closed its doors and a Chinese buffet opened in its place, etc.
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