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Definition of banana republic noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

banana republic

noun

/bəˌnɑːnə rɪˈpʌblɪk/

/bəˌnænə rɪˈpʌblɪk/

(disapproving, offensive)

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an offensive way to refer to a poor country with a weak government that depends on foreign money

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