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单词 Potemkin village
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Definition of Potemkin village in English:

Potemkin village

noun

  • Any of the sham villages said to have been built by Potemkin to give a false impression of prosperity in the Crimea, in advance of Catherine II's visit in 1787. Chiefly figurative.

Origin

Early 20th century. After Russian Potëmkinskaja derevnja.

Definition of Potemkin village in US English:

Potemkin village

noun

  • Any of the sham villages said to have been built by Potemkin to give a false impression of prosperity in the Crimea, in advance of Catherine II's visit in 1787. Chiefly figurative.

Origin

Early 20th century. After Russian Potëmkinskaja derevnja.
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