république bananière

French

Etymology

Calque of English banana republic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.py.blik ba.na.njɛʁ/
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Noun

république bananière f (plural républiques bananières)

  1. banana republic (small country dependent on a single export commodity with a corrupt dictatorial government)
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