department store vs retail store

department store and retail store both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
department store	Yes	No	No	No
retail store	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, retail store is a hypernym of department store; that is, retail store is a word with a broader meaning than department store:

department store: a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
retail store: a place of business for retailing goods

Other hypernyms of department store include mercantile establishment, outlet, sales outlet.

department store (noun)	retail store (noun)
a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain	a place of business for retailing goods

department store vs retail store

department store and retail store both are nouns.

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