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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A station or store in a sparsely settled area established by traders to barter supplies for local products.

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  • noun a place where trading of goods takes place.

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  • noun a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise

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