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bananenmonarchie

Pronunciation: /baːˈnaː.nə(n).moː.nɑrˌxi/

“bananenmonarchie” is a Dutch word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. banana monarchy (a monarchy whose government does not respect the rule of law)

Etymology

Formed in analogy to bananenrepubliek (a calque of English banana republic) from banaan + -en- + monarchie.

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