breadbasket

American  

[bred-bas-kit, -bah-skit] / ˈbrɛdˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt /

noun

1. a basket or similar container for bread or rolls.

2. an agricultural area that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas.

3. Slang. a person's stomach or abdomen.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a geographical breadbasket.

   Iowa is a breadbasket state.

breadbasket British  

/ ˈbrɛdˌbɑːskɪt /

noun

1. a basket for carrying bread or rolls

2. a slang word for stomach

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Etymology

Origin of breadbasket

First recorded in 1545–55; bread + basket

Example Sentences

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breadbasket

“We are the breadbasket of the world but we’ve been overlooked for too long,” said Andrea Shabaglian, a vice president of the Fresno Republican women’s group.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Experts warned that Ukraine is Europe’s breadbasket and Europe would starve.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

So how do you clean up the country known as "Europe's breadbasket"?

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

"Saint Elizabeth is the breadbasket of the country, and that has taken a beating. The entire Jamaica has felt the brunt of Melissa."

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

Above all, the river’s reliable yearly inundations had long made the kingdom the breadbasket of the Mediterranean.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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