entrepôt

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.