| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| banana republics |
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| A term describing any of several small nations in Latin America that have economies based on a few agricultural crops. | 1 |
| ‡ The term banana republic is often used in a disparaging sense; it suggests an unstable government. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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