banana republic
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
24 more languages
Afrikaanspiesangrepubliek
العربيةجُمْهُورِيَّةُ الْمَوْزِ
Catalàrepública bananera
Češtinabanánová republika
Danskbananrepublik
Ελληνικάμπανανιά
Magyarbanánköztársaság
Bahasa Indonesiarepublik pisang
Íslenskabananalýðveldi
Italianorepubblica delle banane
日本語バナナ共和国
한국어바나나 공화국
Македонскибанана-држава
Nederlandsbananenrepubliek
Polskirepublika bananowa
Portuguêsrepública das bananas
Românărepublică bananieră
Русскийбанановая республика
Svenskabananrepublik
Türkçemuz cumhuriyeti
Українськабананова республіка
Tiếng Việtcộng 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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