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banana republic Definition

banana republic

noun

any small, usually Latin American, country that is politically unstable and has a one-crop economy controlled by foreign capital

banana republic Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • disgrace: The woman who presided over a voting failure that would disgrace a banana republic has gone.

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