hypermarket

American

[hahy-per-mahr-kit] / ˈhaɪ pərˌmɑr kɪt /

noun

Chiefly British.

a combined supermarket and department store.

hypermarket British

/ ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkɪt /

noun

a huge self-service store, usually built on the outskirts of a town

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Etymology

Origin of hypermarket

1965–70; hyper- + market, translation of French hypermarché, on the model of supermarché supermarket

Example Sentences

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A customer pushes his shopping trolley in front of a Carrefour Hypermarket store in Saint-Herblain near Nantes, France January 15, 2021.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2022

View of a Carrefour Hypermarket store in Nantes, France, February 4, 2022.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2022

Along with several elaborate Orthodox cathedrals, there is something called the Hollywood Mall in Chernihiv located next to the Hypermarket Vena and the city's Hospital No. 2.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2022

Bottles of Coca-Cola are seen at a Carrefour Hypermarket store in Montreuil, near Paris, France, February 5, 2018.

From Reuters • Nov. 8, 2021

He was driving me to the black bus stop following a practise session; Saturday morning traffic was heavy; he pulled into a parking lot of a Hypermarket to continue his American saga.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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