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Definition Potemkin village in American English

Potemkin village noun

noun
1

something that is intended to deceive people by appearing to be real or impressive, but which is actually non-existent or bad quality; originally a set of buildings with just a front, put up by Grigorii Potemkin to impress Catherine the Great of Russia

Definition Potemkin village in American English