entrepot

Definitions


[ˈɒntrəpəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a port, city, or other centre to which goods are brought for import and export, and for collection and distribution
(e.g: Hong Kong has long been an entrepôt between east and west)


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Origin:
early 18th century: French, from entreposer ‘to store’, from entre ‘among’ + poser ‘to place’




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