French word

pôle

Pronunciation

IPA/pol/

Meaning

  • masculine nounhub

Example

La gare est un pôle de transport.

The station is a transportation hub.

Illustration for pôle (hub)

More examples

Le quartier d'affaires est un pôle économique.

The business district is an economic hub.

Core concept

A strategic center where services or resources gather and support a wider area.

Common phrases

  • pôle d'activité

    activity hub

  • pôle économique

    economic hub

  • pôle d'emploi

    employment hub

Similar words

centre: A central place where functions and activities are concentrated.
siège: The headquarters where an organization is managed and operated.

Definition in French

Point de concentration d'activités, d'infrastructures ou de ressources qui sert de référence pour une région, un secteur ou une mission.

Word origin

French pôle was borrowed from Latin polus, itself from Greek polos, and its older sense of an axis or pole extended to a central point of activity.

Usage tips

  • Pôle is pronounced with a closed /o/, unlike the diphthong in the English word pole.

Other meanings

  • centernoun
  • polenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • polairepolaradjective
  • polaritépolaritynoun

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