Sunbelt

or Sun Belt

[ suhn-belt ]

/ ˈsʌnˌbɛlt /

noun (sometimes lowercase)

the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.

Origin of Sunbelt

First recorded in 1950–55

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Examples from the Web for sunbelt

The final demographic coup for the Sunbelt lies in its attraction for families.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|Joel Kotkin|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since 2007 five of the seven fastest growing jobs markets among the twenty largest cities were in Sunbelt states.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|Joel Kotkin|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It may come as a surprise to some, but the Sunbelt is also pulling ahead in high tech jobs.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|Joel Kotkin|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If trends continue, the Sunbelt will keep growing as the coasts decline.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|Joel Kotkin|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Indeed, of the ten fastest growing big metros areas in America in 2012, nine were in the Sunbelt.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming|Joel Kotkin|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was old and leathery, the way that natives to the Sunbelt could be.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for sunbelt

Sunbelt

/ (ˈsʌnˌbɛlt) /

noun

the southern states of the USA

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Word Origin and History for sunbelt

Sunbelt

1969, with reference to the Southern U.S., from sun (n.) + belt (n.).

Culture 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.