Blue Banana

proper noun

A discontinuous corridor of urbanization in Western Europe, stretching from northwest England to Milan.

Meanings

proper nounthe Blue Banana
  1. A discontinuous corridor of urbanization in Western Europe, stretching from northwest England to Milan.

Origin

Named from its shape on a map.

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Translations

French banane bleue
  • banane bleuecorridor
German Blaue Banane
  • Blaue Bananecorridor
Italian banana blu
  • banana blucorridor
Japanese ブルーバナナ
  • ブルーバナナ (burū banana)corridor
Cite this entry
APA

Blue Banana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Banana

MLA

“Blue Banana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Banana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blue Banana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blue%20Banana.

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