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entrepot

/ahn-truh-poh; French ahn-truh-poh/US // ˈɑn trəˌpoʊ; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ //UK // (French ɑ̃trəpo) //

转口港,转口贸易,转口贸易区,转口贸易港

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural en·tre·pôts [ahn-truh-pohz; French ahn-truh-poh]. /ˈɑn trəˌpoʊz; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ/.

    • : a warehouse.
    • : a commercial center where goods are received for distribution, transshipment, or repackaging.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • When the Mahommedans first invaded that region Ghazni was a wealthy entrepot of the Indian trade.

  • Northern Illinois filled rapidly with a thrifty farming population, and the town of Chicago became an entrepot.

  • Sacramento City had been laid out, lots were being rapidly sold, and the town was being built up as an entrepot to the mines.

  • The physical resources of this region are of such a nature and variety as to make Mackinaw city the entrepot of a vast commerce.

  • Chusan was occupied by the Japanese during the Ming dynasty, and served as an important commercial entrepot.