trading post
noun
1
: a station of a trader or trading company established in a sparsely settled region where trade in products of local origin (such as furs) is carried on
Examples of trading post in a Sentence
The French set up a trading post on the coast.
The town was first established as a trading post.
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Working side by side with Indigenous artisans was also critical, for both Lovaas and Costner, including collaborating with one trading post that even worked with Costner on Dances with Wolves.
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
In 1843, Bridger built a trading post in what is now Wyoming as a stop for people migrating West.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The daughter of a Portuguese king, Catherine came to England in 1662, bringing with her a dowry of trading posts in Bombay and Tangier—holdings that helped the British expand their nascent empire.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
On land the company’s walking tour illuminates the culture and history of this former trading post.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
In 1843, Bridger built a trading post in what is now Wyoming as a stop for people migrating West.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
The daughter of a Portuguese king, Catherine came to England in 1662, bringing with her a dowry of trading posts in Bombay and Tangier—holdings that helped the British expand their nascent empire.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
On land the company’s walking tour illuminates the culture and history of this former trading post.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Trading post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trading%20post. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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