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SUNBELT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sunbelt mean?
• SUNBELT (noun)
The noun SUNBELT has 1 sense:
1. states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative
Familiarity information: SUNBELT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
States in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Sunbelt" is a part of...):
America; the States; U.S.; U.S.A.; United States; United States of America; US; USA (North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776)
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