hypermarket

[ hahy-per-mahr-kit ]

nounChiefly British.
  1. a combined supermarket and department store.

Origin of hypermarket

1
1965–70; hyper- + market, translation of French hypermarché, on the model of supermarchésupermarket

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British Dictionary definitions for hypermarket

hypermarket

/ (ˈhaɪpəˌmɑːkɪt) /


noun
  1. British a huge self-service store, usually built on the outskirts of a town

Origin of hypermarket

1
C20: translation of French hypermarché

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