Sunbelt
or Sun Belt
[suhn-belt]
- the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.
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Origin of Sunbelt
First recorded in 1950–55
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Contemporary Examples
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 BoomingJoel Kotkin
March 1, 2014
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 BoomingJoel Kotkin
March 1, 2014
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 BoomingJoel Kotkin
March 1, 2014
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 BoomingJoel Kotkin
March 1, 2014
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 BoomingJoel Kotkin
March 1, 2014
Historical Examples
He was old and leathery, the way that natives to the Sunbelt could be.
MakersCory Doctorow
Sunbelt
- the southern states of the USA
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Word Origin and History for sunbelt
Sunbelt
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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