"Blue Banana" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Blue Banana [canonical]
Etymology: Named from its shape on a map. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Blue Banana}} the Blue Banana
  1. A discontinuous corridor of urbanization in Western Europe, stretching from northwest England to Milan. Coordinate_terms: Golden Banana Translations (corridor): banane bleue [feminine] (French), ლურჯი ბანანი (lurǯi banani) (Georgian), Blaue Banane [feminine] (German), banana blu (Italian), ブルーバナナ (burū banana) (Japanese)
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