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bread·bas·ket /ˈbredˌbɑːskɪt $ -ˌbæ-/ noun  1. [countable]DFU a basket in which you keep or serve bread 面包篮2  [singular]TA the part of a country or area that provides most of its food 重要的产粮区，粮仓 Zambia could be the breadbasket of Africa. 赞比亚可能成为非洲重要的产粮区。

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breadbasket• Traditionally the province has functioned as the country's breadbasket.

bread·bas·ket nounChineseSyllable  

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breadbasket
bread‧bas‧ket /ˈbredˌbɑːskət, ˈbredˌbɑːskɪt $ -ˌbæ-/ noun

1. [countable] a basket in which you keep or serve bread
2. [singular] the part of a country or area that provides most of its food:
    Zambia could be the breadbasket of Africa.

bread·bas·ketBrE /ˈbredbɑːskɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbredbæskɪt/ 🔊 noun [singular] the part of a country or region that produces large amounts of food, especially grain, for the rest of the country or region 粮仓（指一国或地区的粮食生产基地，尤指谷物生产基地）