Hub

Then the Romans rebuilt the city, and London became an important trading hub.

Tokyo is a major cultural hub and an international trendsetter in the arts, entertainment, gastronomy, and media.

It is an international hub for transport and health care, and has emerged as a centre for the arts, fashion, and entertainment.

In 2016, Grab opened a major development centre and office in Seattle to serve as a tech hub to attract talent in the United States.

Before this, despite a lack of clarity on the country's actual capital, Den Haag (The Hague) was considered to be the capital of the Netherlands as this is where the government resided (and still do to this day), making it the country's hub of political power.