bananenrepubliek

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === bananen-republiek (superseded) === Etymology === From banaan +‎ -en- +‎ republiek, calque of English banana republic. First attested in 1923 in advertisements for the silent film The Dictator. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baːˈnaː.nə(n).reː.pyˌblik/ Hyphenation: ba‧na‧nen‧re‧pu‧bliek === Noun === bananenrepubliek f (plural bananenrepublieken, diminutive bananenrepubliekje n) banana republic 1923, October 11, "ASTA" (advertisement 3269), Het Vaderland, evening edition A, page 4. 1923, October 13, "ASTA theater", Het Vaderland, evening edition C, page 2.