Steve Bannon

Without U.S. independence, North America would have remained a rural, non-industrial breadbasket. Blessed as it was with natural resources, agrarian North America would have supplied cotton and beef and lumber to industrial Britain. America would thus be more like Australia - a nice enough place to live, but no kind of world power.

American Public Servant

Des Browne

The Helmand area used to be the breadbasket of Afghanistan. There was a time when a substantial number of the grapes we ate came from Afghanistan.

British Politician

Erik Prince

We're very excited about Africa - it can be the breadbasket of the world.

American Businessman

Represents areas specializing in farming, suggesting abundance and economic importance.

Agricultural Symbol

Though 'breadbasket' implies grain, it can mean regions producing various important crops.

Not Just Grains

Used in geographical or news contexts to describe significant agricultural areas.

Geographical Use

Relates to meals and serving food, suggesting hospitality and sharing.

Dining Context

It's polite to offer the breadbasket to others at the table before serving oneself.

Common Politeness

Casual, informal way to refer to someone's stomach, especially in sports or fighting.

Slang Meaning

In modern use, saying 'breadbasket' for stomach may confuse those unfamiliar with slang.

Avoid Confusion

 sheep up until a year ago and you pretty much nothing about agriculture my work is pretty much is just in Africa and there's what I'm going to talk to you about could Africa be the world's next breadbasket so this is the question that was going through my head when I as I

Africa's Complicated...

 we can say with a high degree of confidence that the severe Texas and Moscow heat waves were not natural they were caused by global warming an important impact if global I mean continues will be on the breadbasket of our nation in the world

Why I must speak out...

 of one wall in Cairo. A group of artists decided to paint a life-size tank on a wall. It's one to one. In front of this tank there's a man on a bicycle with a breadbasket on his head. To any passerby, there's no problem with this visual.

Breadbasket

Agricultural Symbol

Not Just Grains

Geographical Use

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