Sunbelt

or Sun Belt

[ suhn-belt ]

noun(sometimes lowercase)
  1. the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.

Origin of Sunbelt

1
First recorded in 1950–55

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British Dictionary definitions for Sunbelt

Sunbelt

/ (ˈsʌnˌbɛlt) /


noun
  1. the southern states of the USA

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Cultural definitions for Sunbelt

Sunbelt

States in the South and Southwest marked by warm climate, rapid economic and population growth in the last two decades, and (often) political conservatism.

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Other Idioms and Phrases with Sunbelt

Sunbelt

The southern and southwestern United States, as in Retirees have been moving to the sun belt for years. It is so called for its warm climate. [Mid-1900s]

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