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Definition of potemkin villages in English Turkish dictionary
- potemkin village
- Potemkin köy
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Definition of potemkin villages in English English dictionary
- 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)
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potemkin villages
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Po·tem·kin villagesTurkish pronunciation
pıtemkîn vîlıcızPronunciation
/pəˈtemkən ˈvələʤəz/ /pəˈtɛmkɪn ˈvɪləʤəz/
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