the sun belt



the sun belt

Fig. the southern U.S. states, where it is generally warm and sunny. I want to retire to the sun belt. The population of the sun belt is exploding.
See also: belt, sun

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DiÁNaDEE-ah-nawHungarian
Fathi-Arabic
Ware[wɛə]
JannaYAHN-nah (Dutch, Finnish), JAN-ə (English)Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, English
AarenAR-ən, ER-ənEnglish (Rare)
ÈVeEVFrench