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hypermarket
[ hahy-per-mahr-kit ]
/ ˈhaɪ pərˌmɑr kɪt /
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noun Chiefly British.
a combined supermarket and department store.
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British Dictionary definitions for hypermarket
hypermarket
/ (ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkɪt) /
noun
British a huge self-service store, usually built on the outskirts of a town
Word Origin for hypermarket
C20: translation of French hypermarché
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