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entrepot::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | depot, storage, store, storehouse |
| Type of | deposit, repository, depositary, depository |
| Has types | magazine, powder magazine, powder store, railhead, storage warehouse, treasure house, warehouse, dump, garner, granary |
entrepot::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | transshipment center |
| Type of | port |
Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC.
Examples of entrepot
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Perhaps you mean NZ will become an entrepot like Singapore or Hong Kong?
From the nbr.co.nz
Strabo refers to Tacape as an important entrepot of the Lesser Syrtis.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Jisr al-Shughour, also close to the border, is an entrepot town.
From the economist.com
It is a busy, bustling entrepot of merchants, especially those handling commerce in and out of China.
From the theatlantic.com
What I had discovered was the real Dubai, the ageless trading entrepot where Orient and Occident meet.
From the guardian.co.uk
A going ahead to a third runway at Heathrow would be a big confidence booster for Britain as a global entrepot economy.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
It is ideally sited, where the Arabian Sea meets the Indian Ocean, to be an entrepot for international trade.
From the economist.com
They lacked natural resources and faced a declining entrepot trade and a growing population which required jobs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Wealthy Sofala was the principal entrepot for the gold and ivory trade with Great Zimbabwe and Monomatapa in the interior.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC"
- Storehouse: a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks"
- A warehouse, depot; A commercial center, a place where merchandise is sent for additional processing and distribution
- A city whose commercial activity includes the transshipment or distribution of trade goods.
- A warehouse; a magazine where goods are deposited, and which are again to be removed.
- An intermediary storage facility where goods are kept temporarily for distribution within a country or for re-export.
