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    In political science, the term banana republic describes a politically and economically unstable country with an economy dependent upon the export of...
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    Banana Republic is an American upscale clothing and accessories retailer owned by The Gap. It was founded in 1978 by Mel and Patricia Ziegler, who originally...
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  • up banana republic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A banana republic is a country dependent on a single, limited-resource export. Banana republic may...
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    Banana is a small seaport in the Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Atlantic coast. The port is situated in Banana...
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  • "Banana Republic" was the first single from The Boomtown Rats' album Mondo Bongo. It peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart. Breaking from the...
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    A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa...
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    company operates four primary divisions: Gap (the namesake banner), Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Athleta. Gap Inc. is the largest specialty retailer...
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    Dominican Republic. These conflicts ended when the US withdrew from Haiti in 1934 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The term "banana wars" was popularized...
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  • banana), a banana-like plant with an erect woody stem Banana spider Banana, Cape Verde, a settlement on Santiago Island Banana, Democratic Republic of...
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  • Robert Philip Orlando also known as Bobby Orlando or just Bobby O, is an American record producer, indie record label owner, songwriter, and musician....
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    Got the Term "Banana Republic"". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2023. W., T. (21 November 2013). "Where did banana republics get their name...
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    Cooking bananas are a group of banana cultivars in the genus Musa whose fruits are generally used in cooking. They are not eaten raw and are generally...
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  • handbags, glasses, makeup and perfume. In 2013, she collaborated with Banana Republic on a line of affordable ready-to-wear holiday items. Scott's longest...
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    United Fruit Company (category Banana Wars)
    the international banana trade, it maintained a virtual monopoly in certain regions, some of which came to be called banana republics – such as Costa Rica...
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    economy beyond the banana industry. The country became the paragon "banana republic" with an economy dominated by oligarchic banana plantations serving...
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  • Banana Republic (1979) is a live album of Italian singer-songwriters Francesco De Gregori and Lucio Dalla. It was recorded during their tour of 1979 and...
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  • are the founders of Banana Republic, a clothing and accessory retailer. Alongside William Rosenzweig, they co-founded The Republic of Tea. They eventually...
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    and Ecuador among other banana exporting countries. Fruit production Banana republic "Faostat". "BANANA MARKET REVIEW and BANANA STATISTICS 2012-2013" (PDF)...
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     132, 296. banana republic Anchuria. Eschner, Kat (18 January 2017). "SMARTNEWS Keeping you current Where We Got the Term "Banana Republic" Hint: it's...
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  • Rashida and Kidada Jones on Throwing the Ultimate Sisters Soiree, Banana Republic, December 12, 2018, archived from the original on December 21, 2021...
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  • Retrieved 15 March 2013. While he was in Honduras, Porter coined the term 'banana republic' Waibl, Elmar; Herdina, Philip (1997). Dictionary of Philosophical...
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  • Ziegler, Patricia Ziegler, and Bill Rosenzweig. The Zieglers co-founded Banana Republic and ZoZa.com. In 1994, they sold the company to Ron Rubin. Rubin's...
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  • defunct brand of clothing stores owned by Gap Inc., which owns Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy brands. It operated several test stores in the Chicago...
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  • Promotion for Seasons 4 and 5 saw Mad Men and AMC partnering with Banana Republic for the Mad Men Casting Call, in which users submit photos of themselves...
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    Banana is a village in Kiribati, located on the island of Kiritimati, within the Archipelago of Line Islands. It is located close to Cassidy International...
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    retailer FAO Schwarz also sign on for 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) along with Banana Republic, Gap, Barnes & Noble, J. Crew, Maggiano's Italian restaurant and a...
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    including "Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap", "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Banana Republic". The original line-up comprised six musicians; five from Dún Laoghaire...
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    he began writing Cabbages and Kings (in which he coined the term "banana republic"). Porter surrendered to U.S. authorities when he learned his wife...
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  • USA Tara Conner); or designing for a corporate fashion line (e.g., Banana Republic; Diane von Fürstenberg; Macy's; or Sarah Jessica Parker's Bitten);...
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  • railway in Myanmar Business Recorder, a Pakistani financial newspaper Banana Republic, American Clothing store Bromine, symbol Br, a chemical element Newline...
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