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banana republic
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
banana republic
(noun)
banana republic
noun
plural
banana republics
banana republic
noun
plural
banana republics
Britannica Dictionary definition of BANANA REPUBLIC
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disapproving + sometimes offensive
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a small, weak country usually in a tropical area
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