breadbasket

[bred-bas-kit, -bah-skit]

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.

adjective

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

   Iowa is a breadbasket state.

breadbasket

/ ˈbrɛdˌbɑːskɪt /

noun

1. a basket for carrying bread or rolls

2. a slang word for stomach

Word History and Origins

Origin of breadbasket¹

First recorded in 1545–55; bread + basket

Example Sentences

With significant agricultural production and a prominent role in regional trade, Cameroon is seen as the breadbasket of central Africa.

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The Ogallala Aquifer, which rests beneath the Great Plains and was once thought inexhaustible, now drops several feet per year in some areas, turning what was once America’s breadbasket into tomorrow’s dust bowl.

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Rising temperatures, shifting precipitation, and emerging diseases are among the mélange of climate impacts changing what's grown in breadbaskets around the world.

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Until then, he said, “the raids sent shock waves through the entire Central Valley,” the breadbasket of California and of the entire country.

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But the more eggs you place in fewer breadbaskets, the greater the risks.

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Related Words

• abdomen 
• gut 
• insides 
• pelvis 
• tank 
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