entrepot

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The Strait of Hormuz has been a critical trading entrepôt for centuries, a passageway between the Persian and Oman gulfs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Los Angeles is also a major metropolitan entrepôt, and that means a steady supply of new visitors, people who want to experience a mostly invisible business — filmmaking — in a tangible way.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2022

Sure, New Orleans sits near the mouth of the mighty Mississippi River and is an important entrepôt and site for export of raw materials, agricultural commodities chemicals, and petroleum products.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 2017

Dandong is the region’s main trading entrepôt, mostly for gray-market goods.

From Time • Mar. 3, 2016

Puteoli, in particular, was the great entrepôt for the trade with Alexandria.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel