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Noun: banana republic
Usage: informal
  1. A small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)

Derived forms: banana republics

Type of: country, land, state

Encyclopedia: Banana republic

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