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trade route definition

trade route

any route customarily taken by trading ships, caravans, etc.

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trade route Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • protect: The only difference from the territorial nation state is that the city state protected trade routes rather than conquered large tracts of territory.

Adjective modifier

  • ancient: But any ancient trade route that includes America is unacceptable in archeology.
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