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BANANA REPUBLIC [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
DEF

any small country, especially in Latin America, that depends for its economy on the export of a single crop or product, such as bananas, coffee, or sugar.

DEF

any of the small countries in the tropics, especially in the Western Hemisphere, whose economies are largely dependent on fruit exports, tourism, and foreign investors.

OBS

Usually disparaging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

nom donné initialement aux Etats d'Amérique centrale où dominent les cultures tropicales, celle du bananier en particulier, dont les vastes plantations sont souvent entre les mains des grandes compagnies nord-américaines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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