potemkin villages

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Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von potemkin villages im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

potemkin village
Potemkin köy
Englisch - Englisch
plural form of Potemkin village
Potemkin village
Any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances
Potemkin village
Something that appears elaborate and impressive but in actual fact lacks substance: "the Potemkin village of this country's borrowed prosperity" (Lewis H. Lapham)
potemkin villages

    Silbentrennung

    Po·tem·kin villages

    Türkische aussprache

    pıtemkîn vîlıcız

    Aussprache

    /pəˈtemkən ˈvələʤəz/ /pəˈtɛmkɪn ˈvɪləʤəz/
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