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==Terminology== A convenience store may also be called a cold store, party store ([[Michigan]]), [[Bodega (store)|bodega]] (New York City), '''carry out''', '''mini-market''', [[mini-mart]], corner shop, [[delicatessen#Australia|deli]] or [[milk bar]] (Australia), [[Dairy (store)|dairy]] (New Zealand), '''superette''' (New Zealand, parts of Canada, and in parts of the US), '''corner store''' (many parts of English-speaking Canada and New England), a [[späti]] (from 'spätkauf' (lit. 'buy-late') in Germany, a '''''konbini''''' in Japan, based on the English loanword 'convenience', '''''dépanneur''''' or '''''dep''''' (used in Canada, primarily [[Quebec]], in both English and French.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sciola|first=Al|date=28 June 2022|title=Quebec's corner stores: Why are they called depanneurs?|website=[[Daily Hive]] Montreal |url=https://dailyhive.com/montreal/quebec-why-called-depanneurs|access-date=24 August 2023 }}</ref> It is a [[loanword]] from the French 'troubleshooter').<ref>{{Cite web |title=dépanneur - traduction - Dictionnaire Français-Anglais WordReference.com |url=https://www.wordreference.com/fren/d%C3%A9panneur |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=www.wordreference.com |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tureng - dépanneur - French English Dictionary |url=https://tureng.com/en/french-english/d%C3%A9panneur |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=tureng.com}}</ref>
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