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
Brendanus-Irish (Latinized)
GobÁN-Irish
&Thorn;ÓRfrÍ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
WatWAHTEnglish
ElofE-lofSwedish
EduardE-doo-ahrt (German)German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Romanian, Georgian, Armenian