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⚫ *'''World Trade Center''' (in general) -
⚫ World Trade Centers (or World Trade Centres), usually abbreviated WTC, arose in the ] and ] in the ], spearheaded by ].


*'''World Trade Center''' (general definition) -
⚫ A world trade center puts together under one roof all the services associated with global commerce, a kind of ] or ] providing networking access between ]s and ]s. "A World Trade Center in any city is a business shopping center, complementing and supporting the existing services of private and government agencies", explains World Trade Center Association (WTCA) President, Guy F. Tozzoli.


⚫ * The '''World Trade Centers Association''' founded in ] and based in ], is an organization of nearly 300 world trade centers in almost 100 countries. The WTCA is an unofficial umbrella trade association that unites corporations and government agencies in international trade.


⚫ * The New York ] was a complex of seven office buildings in ] that were destroyed in the attacks of 9/11.

⚫ * Boston's World Trade Center is located on Commonwealth Pier in ].

⚫ * ] is the world's tallest equilateral five-sided building.



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* ], a shopping mall in Bangkok Thailand (formerly known as World Trade Center) * ], a shopping mall in Bangkok Thailand (formerly known as World Trade Center)


==World trade centers==

⚫ *'''World Trade Center''' (general definition) A world trade center puts together under one roof all the services associated with global commerce, a kind of ] or ] providing networking access between ]s and ]s. "A World Trade Center in any city is a business shopping center, complementing and supporting the existing services of private and government agencies", explains World Trade Center Association (WTCA) President, Guy F. Tozzoli.
* In foreign languages, the "WTC" expression is sometimes mistranslated as the world's "center of the trade," especially in relation to the New York City WTC.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} * In foreign languages, the "WTC" expression is sometimes mistranslated as the world's "center of the trade," especially in relation to the New York City WTC.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
⚫ *'''World Trade Center''' (in general)

⚫ World Trade Centers (or World Trade Centres), usually abbreviated WTC, arose in the ] and ] in the ], spearheaded by ].

⚫ * The '''World Trade Centers Association''' founded in ] and based in ], is an organization of nearly 300 world trade centers in almost 100 countries. The WTCA is an unofficial umbrella trade association that unites corporations and government agencies in international trade.
⚫ * List of Prominent World Trade Centers -
⚫ * The New York ] was a complex of seven office buildings in ] that were destroyed in the attacks of 9/11.
⚫ * Boston's World Trade Center is located on Commonwealth Pier in ].
⚫ * ] is the world's tallest equilateral five-sided building.
⚫ ==List of Prominent World Trade Centers==
Buildings around the world known by this title include the following: Buildings around the world known by this title include the following:


;North America '''North America'''
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* ] - World Trade Center Veracruz * ] - World Trade Center Veracruz
* ] - World Trade Center Wilson * ] - World Trade Center Wilson
⚫ '''Central America'''

⚫ ;Central America
* ] - Word Trade Center Panama * ] - Word Trade Center Panama
* ] - World Trade Center San Salvador * ] - World Trade Center San Salvador
⚫ '''South America'''

⚫ ;South America
* ] - World Trade Center * ] - World Trade Center
* ] - World Trade Center * ] - World Trade Center
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* ] - World Trade Center São Paulo * ] - World Trade Center São Paulo
* ] World Trade Center Valencia (Under Construction) * ] World Trade Center Valencia (Under Construction)
⚫ '''Europe'''

⚫ ;Europe
* ] - World Trade Center Amsterdam Holland, ] area * ] - World Trade Center Amsterdam Holland, ] area
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* ] - World Trade Center Zurich * ] - World Trade Center Zurich
* ] - World Trade Center Zagreb - ] * ] - World Trade Center Zagreb - ]
'''Asia'''

;Asia
* ] - World Trade Center Bangkok, now renamed ] * ] - World Trade Center Bangkok, now renamed ]
* ] - International Trade Centre in ] * ] - International Trade Centre in ]
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* ] - World Trade Center Tokyo * ] - World Trade Center Tokyo
⚫ '''Africa'''

⚫ ;Africa
* ] - World Trade Center Cairo * ] - World Trade Center Cairo
* ] - World Trade Center Johannesburg * ] - World Trade Center Johannesburg
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* ] - World Trade Center Luanda * ] - World Trade Center Luanda
* ] - World Trade Center Tripoli * ] - World Trade Center Tripoli
⚫ '''Australia'''

⚫ ;Australia
* ] - World Trade Centre * ] - World Trade Centre


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Topics referred to by the same term Disambiguation iconThis disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title World Trade Center.
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World trade centers

  • World Trade Center (general definition) A world trade center puts together under one roof all the services associated with global commerce, a kind of supermarket or shopping mall providing networking access between corporations and governments. "A World Trade Center in any city is a business shopping center, complementing and supporting the existing services of private and government agencies", explains World Trade Center Association (WTCA) President, Guy F. Tozzoli.
  • In foreign languages, the "WTC" expression is sometimes mistranslated as the world's "center of the trade," especially in relation to the New York City WTC.
  • World Trade Center (in general)

World Trade Centers (or World Trade Centres), usually abbreviated WTC, arose in the United States and Japan in the 1970s, spearheaded by New York City's World Trade Center.

  • The World Trade Centers Association founded in 1970 and based in New York City, is an organization of nearly 300 world trade centers in almost 100 countries. The WTCA is an unofficial umbrella trade association that unites corporations and government agencies in international trade.
  • The New York World Trade Center was a complex of seven office buildings in New York City that were destroyed in the attacks of 9/11.
  • Boston's World Trade Center is located on Commonwealth Pier in South Boston.
  • Baltimore's World Trade Center is the world's tallest equilateral five-sided building.

List of Prominent World Trade Centers

Buildings around the world known by this title include the following:

North America

Central America

South America

Europe

Asia

Africa

  • Cairo - World Trade Center Cairo
  • Johannesburg - World Trade Center Johannesburg
  • Lagos - World Trade Center Lagos
  • Luanda - World Trade Center Luanda
  • Tripoli - World Trade Center Tripoli

Australia

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