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Meaning of entrepot in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɑntrəˌpoʊ/

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  1. Noun

    entrepot

    Etymology

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

    Definitions

    1. a port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported without paying import duties

    Examples

    • « Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millenium BC »
  2. 2. a depository for goods

    Examples

    • « storehouses were built close to the docks »

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