sunbelt
English
Etymology
sun + belt. Purportedly coined by American politician Sam Rayburn.
Noun
sunbelt (plural sunbelts)
- A geographical region loosely described as the southern and western states of the USA where the weather is typically sunny.
- A political geographical region approximately the same as above, where the voting tendency of the population is right wing.
Translations
geographical region
political geographical region
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