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

The scientists knew this massive pollution was happening in what is often described as the "breadbasket of Europe".

From BBC

A barley risotto studded with dried autumn mushrooms follows, Finland’s breadbasket turned into comfort.

From Salon

Holguín was once known as the breadbasket of Cuba because of its rich agricultural land.

From Salon

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

By late August, further south in the province of Punjab, floods had submerged 4,500 villages, overwhelming "Pakistan's breadbasket", in a country that can't always afford to import enough food.

From BBC

Related Words

• abdomen
• gut
• insides
• pelvis
• tank
• tummy