sun belt



sun belt

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]
See also: belt, sun

sun belt

n. the southern U.S. states, where it is generally warm and sunny. (see also rust belt.) I want to retire to the sun belt.
See also: belt, sun

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Galloway['gæləwei]
AnthonyAN-thə-nee, AN-tə-neeEnglish
Moe (1)MOEnglish
Mahavira-Sanskrit
Sushil-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
JulianJOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)English, Polish, German