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Potemkin

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Потёмкин (Potjómkin). / (figuratively, attributive) Resembling a Potemkin village; fake, facade.

Potemkin was a Russian military leader and statesman.

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Potemkin village

noun

(idiomatic) Any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.

The government's claims of economic progress are nothing more than a Potemkin village.

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Potemkin villages

noun

plural of Potemkin village

The government created Potemkin villages to deceive foreign visitors.

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Potemkinian

adj

Of or relating to Russian minister Grigori Potemkin (1739–1791).

The Potemkinian facade of the building fooled everyone.

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