banana republic



banana republic

A small country, often led by a corrupt government, whose economy depends upon either one internally-produced commodity or the revenue generated by foreign companies or investors. The dictator's insistence that the tiny island nation double down on its dominate export has made it even more of a banana republic.
See also: banana, republic

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LotharLO-tahr (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Dalia (2)-Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Andro-Croatian, Georgian
Hallvar&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
Adelleə-DELEnglish
XavierZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)