"grocery store" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grocery stores [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} grocery store (plural grocery stores)
  1. (chiefly US, Canada) A store where groceries can be purchased, especially a supermarket. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Businesses Synonyms: grocery shop [UK], greengrocer's, grocery Derived forms: I'm looking for a grocery store, is there a grocery store nearby
    Sense id: en-grocery_store-en-noun-17PwEYzP Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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