entrepot (n.)

"warehouse," 1758, from French entrepôt (16c.), from Latin interpositum "that which is placed between," neuter past participle of interponere "to place between" (see interposition).

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interposition (n.)

late 14c., from Old French interposicion "interpolation, intercalation; suspension, break" (12c.), from Latin interpositionem (nominative interpositio) "an insertion," noun of action from past participle stem of interponere "to put between, place among; put forward," from inter "between" (see inter-) + ponere "to put, place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)).

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entrepot (n.)

a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties;

Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC

Synonyms: transshipment center

entrepot (n.)

a depository for goods;

Synonyms: storehouse / depot / storage / store

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