Search Result for "banana republic":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas); 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

banana republic
    n 1: a small country (especially in Central America) that is
         politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by
         foreign companies and depends on one export (such as
         bananas)