Meaning of banana republic | Babel Free
Definitions
A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
piesangrepubliek
العربية
جُمْهُورِيَّةُ الْمَوْزِ
Català
república bananera
Čeština
banánová republika
Dansk
bananrepublik
Deutsch
Bananenrepublik
Ελληνικά
μπανανιά
Español
república bananera
Français
république bananière
Magyar
banánköztársaság
Bahasa Indonesia
republik pisang
Íslenska
bananalýðveldi
Italiano
repubblica delle banane
日本語
バナナ共和国
한국어
바나나 공화국
Македонски
банана-држава
Nederlands
bananenrepubliek
Polski
republika bananowa
Português
república das bananas
Română
republică bananieră
Русский
банановая республика
Svenska
bananrepublik
ไทย
สาธารณรัฐกล้วย
Türkçe
muz cumhuriyeti
Українська
бананова республіка
Tiếng Việt
cộng hòa chuối
Examples
“At that time we had a treaty with about every foreign country except Belgium, and that banana republic, Anchuria.”
“The banana workers of this former banana republic were exceptionally well organized and effective in their demands from the very beginning of the revolution.”
“The McCanns, it is hinted and sometimes expressed explicitly, cannot possibly be treated fairly under this inadequate Portuguese system. There is a touch⟳ of arrogant xenophobia here, as if Portugal was some backward banana republic […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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