"free port" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free ports [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free port (plural free ports)
  1. A port or other area with relaxed jurisdiction of customs, tax rule or related national regulations. Wikipedia link: free port Categories (topical): Freedom, Ports and harbours Synonyms: freeport Translations (port with relaxed customs): 自由港 (zìyóugǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), vrijhaven [feminine] (Dutch), vapaasatama (Finnish), port franc [masculine] (French), frihavn [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), wolny port [masculine] (Polish), port wolnocłowy [masculine] (Polish), puerto franco [masculine] (Spanish), frihamn [common-gender] (Swedish)

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