entrepôt

 
Pronunciation: /ˈɒntrəpəʊ/

noun

  • a port, city, or other centre to which goods are brought for import and export, and for collection and distribution: Hong Kong has long been an entrepôt between east and west the oil terminal was built as an entrepôt for north sea crude

Origin:

early 18th century: French, from entreposer 'to store', from entre 'among' + poser 'to place'