Europe shop

English Noun en India historical A shop selling European goods in an upcountry station. en 1850 Fanny Parkes Parlby Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque 21 Very excellent furniture was also to be had at the Europe shops, made by native workmen under the superintendence of European cabinet and furniture makers; and furniture of an inferior description in the native bazaars. en 1877 Katharine Blanche Guthrie My Year in an Indian Fort 2 93 The shops called the Europe shops were kept by Parsis, who sold wines, tinned provisions, groceries, and a thousand miscellaneous articles. References en 1903 Henry Yule Arthur Burnell Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases en Shops