potemkin village

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Potemkin köy
English - English
Any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances
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
plural form of Potemkin village
potemkin village

    Hyphenation

    Po·tem·kin vil·lage

    Turkish pronunciation

    pıtemkîn vîlıc

    Pronunciation

    /pəˈtemkən ˈvələʤ/ /pəˈtɛmkɪn ˈvɪləʤ/

    Etymology

    () Purportedly named for fake settlements erected at the direction of Russian minister Grigori Alexsandrovich Potemkin to fool Empress Catherine II during her visit to Crimea in 1787.
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