breadbasket
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Utensils, Agriculture
bread·bas·ket /ˈbredˌbɑːskɪt $ -ˌbæ-/ noun 
1. [countableC]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。
Examples from the Corpus
breadbasket• Traditionally the province has functioned as the country's breadbasket.