breadbasket

Noun

Meaning

The stomach.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

stomach tum tummy corporation maw granary middle pot gut belly abdomen venter rumen midriff paunch
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Antonyms

exterior firehouse fire house outside organs six-pack abs

Hypernyms

region basket viscus internal organ handbasket

Hyponyms

crop reticulum rumen craw omasum abomasum

Examples

Zimbabwe, once the breadbasket of Africa, is now its dust bowl. Ilana Mercer

According to the Minister, from government’s flagship agricultural interventions such as Planting for Food and Jobs, Greenhouse Villages, Rearing for Food and Jobs, “Ghana is on the pathway to becoming a breadbasket for West Africa sub-region.” Source: Internet

But how does one explain the flight of fellow black Zimbabweans who left the country a few years after independence when the country still prided itself as the breadbasket of Africa? Source: Internet

Economics drove the decision: many Russian speakers believed at the time that they would be materially better of being part of the “breadbasket of Europe,” rather than sticking with Russia under a broad union. Source: Internet

“Latin America and the Caribbean is the world’s breadbasket and lungs,” said Michael Morris, World Bank Lead Agriculture Economist and leader of the team that authored the report. Source: Internet

In Russia in 1917, the Bolsheviks promised "peace, land, and bread." citation citation The term " breadbasket " denotes an agriculturally productive region. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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