Definitions
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- proper noun An international, originally Swedish home products retailer that sells modern,
utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Instead, what he found is what he calls an "IKEA God."
News 2011
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In other happy news I spent a full day with both my lovely boys in IKEA on Friday.
I did it! 2010
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For all of you who have an Iphone, IKEA is releasing its ever popular catalogue as an iPhone app.
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Let's add in IKEA and most mom'n'pop stores who are constantly looking for the lowest cost goods.
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Our nearest IKEA is 2 and a half hours away, I am an interiors obsessive and I like to drive!
I did it! 2010
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My friend got asked to stop breastfeeding in IKEA several weeks ago, she was told it was making people uncomfortable.
You Got A Problem With My Boobies, PUNK? | Her Bad Mother 2008
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The manufacturing plants are not all built by American money – for example, IKEA is shifting production to the USA to supply goods to its US customers.
Depression 2008
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If memory serves, IKEA is building manufacturing capacity in South Carolina (SC).
Depression 2008
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IKEA is going to "transform" some of theirs Norwegian stores into hotels.
IKEA Red 2007
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IKEA is going to "transform" some of theirs Norwegian stores into hotels.
Archive 2007-07-01 Red 2007
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