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Synonyms for entrepot

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahn-truh-poh; French ahn-truh-poh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɑn trəˌpoʊ; French ɑ̃ trəˈpoʊ

Top 10 synonyms for entrepot
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Définition of entrepot

Origin :
  • "warehouse," 1758, from French entrepôt (16c.), from Latin interpositum "that which is placed between," neuter past participle of interponere (see interposition).
  • As in storage : noun depository
Example sentences :
  • From the situation of the country, the city of New Orleans had been our channel and entrepot for everything, going and returning.
  • Extract from : « Complete Prose Works » by Walt Whitman
  • That we have a right to some spot as an entrepot for our commerce, may be at once affirmed.
  • Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • Bonding and entrepot facilities, on a scale commensurate with local needs, now satisfy trade requirements.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" » by Various
  • Northern Illinois filled rapidly with a thrifty farming population, and the town of Chicago became an entrepot.
  • Extract from : « The Old Northwest » by Frederic Austin Ogg
  • New Orleans now is what the Havana once was—the entrepot of the Mexican trade, and the recipient of its mineral wealth.
  • Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton
  • Besides, the right of entrepot is a perfect substitute for the right of free port.
  • Extract from : « Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson » by Thomas Jefferson
  • Sacramento City had been laid out, lots were being rapidly sold, and the town was being built up as an entrepot to the mines.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete » by William T. Sherman
  • The physical resources of this region are of such a nature and variety as to make Mackinaw city the entrepot of a vast commerce.
  • Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
  • Before long, however, this great central mart became an entrepot for ocean traffic.
  • Extract from : « The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2) » by Alexander Michie
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