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breadbasket
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
breadbasket
(noun)
breadbasket
/
ˈ
brɛdˌbæskət/
Brit
/
ˈ
brɛdˌbɑːskət/
noun
plural
breadbaskets
breadbasket
/
ˈ
brɛdˌbæskət/
Brit
/
ˈ
brɛdˌbɑːskət/
noun
plural
breadbaskets
Britannica Dictionary definition of BREADBASKET
[
count
]
:
a region that provides large amounts of food
the
breadbasket
of the world
The area is becoming the nation's
breadbasket
.
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