banaanivaltio

== Finnish == === Etymology === banaani (“banana”) +‎ valtio (“state”); from English banana republic, see also the Etymology section of that entry. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑnɑːniˌʋɑltio/, [ˈbɑ̝nɑ̝ːniˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪io̞] Rhymes: -ɑltio Syllabification(key): ba‧naa‧ni‧val‧ti‧o Hyphenation(key): ba‧naani‧valtio === Noun === banaanivaltio (derogatory) banana republic ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== banaanitasavalta === Further reading === “banaanivaltio”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023