potemkin villages

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Definition of potemkin villages in English Turkish dictionary

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potemkin village

Potemkin köy

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Definition of potemkin villages in English English dictionary

plural form of Potemkin village

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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)

Hyphenation

Po·tem·kin villages

Turkish pronunciation

pıtemkîn vîlıcız

Pronunciation

/pəˈtemkən ˈvələʤəz/ /pəˈtɛmkɪn ˈvɪləʤəz/