general store vs trading post

general store and trading post both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
general store	Yes	No	No	No
trading post	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, general store and trading post are synonyms defined as:

general store and trading post: a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise

Other synonyms of general store include country store.

general store (noun)	trading post (noun)
a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise	a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise