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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Potem′kin vil′lage, - Historya pretentiously showy or imposing façade intended to mask or divert attention from an embarrassing or shabby fact or condition.
Also, Potem′kin Vil′lage. - after Prince Potëmkin, who allegedly had villages of cardboard constructed for Catherine II's visit to the Ukraine and the Crimea in 1787 1935–40
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