banana republic

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Etymology

Coined by American author O. Henry in his 1904 book of short stories, "Cabbages and Kings", set in the fictional "Anchuria", which was based on his 1896-97 stay in Honduras.

Noun

banana republic (plural banana republics)

1. (politics, idiomatic) A small country, especially one in Central America, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

Translations

small country dependent on a single export commodity with a corrupt dictatorial government

• Czech: banánová republika (cs) f
• Danish: bananrepublik (da) c
• Dutch: bananenrepubliek m
• Finnish: banaanivaltio (fi), banaanitasavalta (fi)
• French: république bananière (fr) f
• German: Bananenrepublik (de) f
• Greek: μπανανία (bananía) f
• Icelandic: bananalýðveldi n

• Macedonian: банана република (mk) (banána repúblika) f
• Norwegian: bananrepublikk (no) m
• Polish: republika bananowa (pl) f
• Russian: банановая республика f
• Spanish: república bananera f
• Swedish: bananrepublik (sv) c
• Turkish: muz cumhuriyeti (tr)