0 a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged:
New York was originally a Dutch trading post.
1 in the past, a place where goods were bought, sold, or bartered:
Rather, they occasionally visited the factory from their trading post or from the trading headquarters of the founder.
I hope that we will be tougher on toxic wastes and will not just allow this country to become a trading post for them.
It is a major trading post for us that should be enhanced to increase economic growth and employment prospects, and higher levels of prosperity for our citizens.
Due to the shallowness of its bay, the trading post was abandoned, leaving behind only a small settlement in the area.
The lower floor was used as the trading post, and the upper floor as a community hall.
However, the site was unhealthy, expensive to maintain, and did not develop into an advantageous commercial trading post.
The place was a depot rather than a trading post and served two purposes.
No conflict arose at the ferry, so the fort became a trading post, then a residence.
