noun
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a basket for carrying bread or rolls
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a slang word for stomach
Etymology
Origin of breadbasket
Example Sentences
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“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
The swathes of fertile farmland in Sudan, Africa's third-largest country and a potential agricultural breadbasket, have whetted the appetite of the desert Gulf countries across the Red Sea.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
St Elizabeth, known as Jamaica's breadbasket, produces much of the island's produce.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
For me, Gay put out slices of cheddar cheese and added some Wonder bread to the breadbasket.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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