Entrepôt is a place, such as a warehouse or port, where goods are brought for worldwide distribution.
Entrepôt es un lugar, como un almacén o puerto, donde se traen bienes para su distribución mundial.
| Front | entrepot \AHN-truh-po\ |
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| Back | noun A place, such as a warehouse, port, or trading center, to which goods are brought for distribution to other parts of the world. [From French entrepôt (warehouse), from entreposer (to store), from entre (among) + poser (to place). Earliest documented use: 1721.] "Jerusalem is a city that has never made anything but history. It is not an entrepot, a manufactory, a place of finance, or a crossroads." |
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