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This is the Aleppo of the Ottoman Empire at the turn of the 20th century, a teeming commercial entrepot and cross-cultural hub where Muslims, Christians and Jews fractiously but profitably coexisted.
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Sam Sacks, WSJ, 21 July 2023
But the oil-rich capital home to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque long has been more conservative than the entrepot of Dubai, whose vast array of bars, lounges and nightclubs offer imbibers a moment for a quiet beer or a shouting, bass-thumping party complete with sparkler-laden Champagne bottles.
—Jon Gambrell, Star Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
Much of central Shashamene, a booming entrepot some 200km south, was burned to the ground.
—The Economist, 1 Aug. 2020
His children are now at the age (early 30s) when in years past the Sassoons, an Asian trading dynasty, would dispatch them to entrepots to advance the family concern.
—The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
That faith, already shaken during weeks of political protests against the entrepot’s pro-Beijing government, is in tatters following China’s treatment of Cathay Pacific, an airline based in Hong Kong.
—The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
Singapore is a trading entrepot, with a big and busy port.
—The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
Occult-minded visitors streamed in and added their own legends and theories, and today Mount Shasta is an entrepot for all things New Age.
—Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019
Fibonacci lived in a professional entrepot then called Bugia, not as a warrior or an enemy, but as a regular person and student who respected his teachers.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 11 June 2019
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Sam Sacks, WSJ, 21 July 2023
But the oil-rich capital home to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque long has been more conservative than the entrepot of Dubai, whose vast array of bars, lounges and nightclubs offer imbibers a moment for a quiet beer or a shouting, bass-thumping party complete with sparkler-laden Champagne bottles.
—Jon Gambrell, Star Tribune, 21 Sep. 2020
Much of central Shashamene, a booming entrepot some 200km south, was burned to the ground.
—The Economist, 1 Aug. 2020
His children are now at the age (early 30s) when in years past the Sassoons, an Asian trading dynasty, would dispatch them to entrepots to advance the family concern.
—The Economist, 7 Nov. 2019
That faith, already shaken during weeks of political protests against the entrepot’s pro-Beijing government, is in tatters following China’s treatment of Cathay Pacific, an airline based in Hong Kong.
—The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
Singapore is a trading entrepot, with a big and busy port.
—The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
Occult-minded visitors streamed in and added their own legends and theories, and today Mount Shasta is an entrepot for all things New Age.
—Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019
Fibonacci lived in a professional entrepot then called Bugia, not as a warrior or an enemy, but as a regular person and student who respected his teachers.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 11 June 2019
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“Entrepôt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrep%C3%B4t. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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