bread‧bas‧ket /ˈbredˌbɑːskət, ˈbredˌbɑːskɪt $ -ˌbæ-/
noun1. [countable] a basket in which you keep or serve bread
2. [singular] the part of a country or area that provides most of its food:
Zambia could be the breadbasket of Africa. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲