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PRONUNCIATION OF BREADBASKET

breadbasket  [ˈbrɛdˌbɑːskɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BREADBASKET

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Breadbasket is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BREADBASKET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

breadbasket

Breadbasket

The breadbasket or the granary of a country is a region which, because of richness of soil and/or advantageous climate, produces an agricultural surplus which is often considered vital for the country as a whole. Rice bowl is a similar term used to refer to Southeast Asia, and California's Salinas Valley is often referred to as the world's salad bowl. Such regions may be the subject of fierce political disputes which may even escalate into full military conflicts.

Definition of breadbasket in the English dictionary

The definition of breadbasket in the dictionary is a basket for carrying bread or rolls.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BREADBASKET


basket
ˈbɑːskɪt
biscuit
ˈbɪskɪt
bosket
ˈbɒskɪt
bosquet
ˈbɒskɪt
brisket
ˈbrɪskɪt
casket
ˈkɑːskɪt
flasket
ˈflɑːskɪt
frisket
ˈfrɪskɪt
gasket
ˈɡæskɪt
handbasket
ˈhændbɑːskɪt
lasket
ˈlæskɪt
lemniscate
ˈlɛmnɪskɪt
musket
ˈmʌskɪt
skit
skɪt
wastebasket
ˈweɪstˌbɑːskɪt
weskit
ˈwɛskɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BREADBASKET

bread basket
bread mould
bread poultice
bread pudding
bread roll
bread sauce
bread shop
bread-and-butter
bread-and-butter letter
bread-and-butter pudding
breadberry
breadbin
breadboard
breadbox
breadcrumb
breaded
breadfruit
breadhead
breadknife
breadknives

WORDS THAT END LIKE BREADBASKET

blow a gasket
bread basket
cat basket
chip basket
clothes basket
cylinder head gasket
dog basket
fruit basket
hanging basket
laundry basket
linen basket
litter basket
Moses basket
picnic basket
put all one´s eggs in one basket
sewing basket
shopping basket
sket
Venus´s flower basket
wastepaper basket
work basket

Synonyms and antonyms of breadbasket in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «breadbasket» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BREADBASKET

Find out the translation of breadbasket to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of breadbasket from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «breadbasket» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粮仓
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

granero
570 millions of speakers

English

breadbasket
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

breadbasket
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سلة الخبز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

житницей
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

celeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

breadbasket
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corbeille à pain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Breadbasket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brotkorb
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

穀倉地帯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곡창 지대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rotibasket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vựa lúa mì
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உணவுக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेडबॅकेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

breadbasket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

granaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spichlerzem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

житницею
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grânarul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

breadbasket
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

broodmandjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brödkorg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spiskammer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of breadbasket

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BREADBASKET»

The term «breadbasket» is regularly used and occupies the 70.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BREADBASKET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about breadbasket

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BREADBASKET»

Discover the use of breadbasket in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to breadbasket and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Designer Food: Mutant Harvest Or Breadbasket of the World?
The author takes readers deep into the heart of genetically engineered food revealing the depth of its influence on our lives, discussing corn, potatoes, squash, papaya, soybeans, and much more.
Gregory E. Pence, 2002
2
Prairie Home Breads: 150 Splendid Recipes from America's ...
Prairie Home Breads proves that not only is the Midwest where America’s grains are grown, but it’s also where the art of bread baking is taken seriously.
Judith M. Fertig, 2011
3
Poverty in the United States
In Atlanta, Georgia, the birthplace of Operation Breadbasket, their first large-scale campaign won a promise from local companies to create 5,000 jobs for Blacks over the next five years. After initial organizing in the South, Chicago became the  ...
4
Black Political Organizations in the Post-civil Rights Era
King outlined the agenda of Operation Breadbasket as securing more and better jobs for African Americans by using the economic power of its community.i5 The program was named Operation Breadbasket because its goal was to bring bread  ...
Ollie A. Johnson, Karin L. Stanford, 2002
5
The Civil Rights Revolution: Events and Leaders, 1955-1968
The program was labeled "Breadbasket" because the first targets in Atlanta had been bread companies. Operation Breadbasket was also effective in desegregating large businesses. When Ford Motor Company was building a new assembly ...
Frederic O. Sargent, 2004
6
The Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
Operation Breadbasket demanded better schools for black children and jobs for black men and women. Jesse Jackson, Jr. was born in 1965, while his father. IAM SOMEBODY! I WANT TO LEARN 'CAUSE MY MIND IS A PEARL I CAN DO ...
Mary C. Turck, 2000
7
Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
36 BREADBASKET BREADBASKET the breadbasket. The abdomen (stomach, belly) of a human being (MWCD: 1753); the major grain-producing area of a nation. Source: BREAD. MWCD: O.E. Literally, a breadbasket is a wicker basket in ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
8
Multidimensional Scaling: History, Theory, and Applications
... Dem 1963 Breadbasket Beilmon, Henry Oklahoma Rep 1969 Breadbasket Bentsen, Lloyd Texas Dem 1971 Mexamerica Brooke, Edward Massachusetts Rep 1967 New England Burdick, Quentin North Dakota Dem 1960 Breadbasket Byrd, ...
Forrest W. Young, Robert M. Hamer, 2013
9
To Redeem the Soul of America: The Southern Christian ...
market, the solidarity of the boycott, and the nature of the product being boycotted .57 After its inception in February 1966, Chicago's Operation Breadbasket went from strength to strength. In April it picketed forty stores owned by Certified ...
Adam Fairclough, 2001
10
Jet
Cooks also said that the Chicago Breadbasket chapter, despite the Black Expos it has staged, was more important workwise rather than moneywise to SCLC. He said that in 1969, Operation Breadbasket contributed about $85,000 xo SCLC.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BREADBASKET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term breadbasket is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A look inside Jeff Rubin's portfolio, and why it doesn't include oil
... that versus oil, particularly high-cost, emission-intensive oil, I think Canada has a lot better chance of being the world's breadbasket than an ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
2
Phosphorus: Too Much of a Good Thing?
... of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico can be traced to nutrients flushed from hundreds of millions of acres in America's breadbasket. «Modern Farmer, Jul 15»
3
Anthony Bourdain gets nostalgic ahead of Nashville visit
Adding, "Like his work with seed collectors and heritage breeds of animals. He wants to bring the South back to the breadbasket, to the culinary ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
4
Fears of a famine in North Korea, Fake rice concerns in Philippines …
The UN representatives visiting the breadbasket region of North Hwanghae and South Hwanghae provinces on June 10 said that potato, wheat ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Whatever Happened to Eastern European Communism?
Stalin wanted Bulgaria to remain an agricultural country—the breadbasket of the COMECON. Zhivkov would have none of that, and so hastily ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
6
WWE Raw Retro Coverage - July 4th 1994: Fake Undertaker in …
Tatanka got to his feet and threw elbows to the breadbasket and applied a sleeper to Jeff. Jarrett fell into the turnbuckle and further injured the ... «ProWrestling.net, Jul 15»
7
Bill Hand: Celebrating the greatest thing ever
... last name, but this is a column and his last name confuses my fingers) was born in 1880 out there in the middle of the American breadbasket. «New Bern Sun Journal, Jul 15»
8
[Editorial] North Korean drought
The U.N. representatives visiting the breadbasket region of North Hwanghae and South Hwanghae provinces on June 10 said that potato, ... «The Korea Herald, Jul 15»
9
Chile's collective spirit and teamwork too much for star-driven …
... referee Wilmar Roldan might have been a bit harsher when Gary Medel's roundhouse kick found Lionel Messi's breadbasket and, of course, ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
10
Slipping up on water policy
... and brush fires - suppresses the ability of farmers to reach the historic yields that gave St Elizabeth the moniker, 'Breadbasket Parish'. «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»

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