sunbelt

Sun·belt

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suhn-belt]
- /ˈsʌnˌbɛlt/
- /ˈsən.ˌbelt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhn-belt]
- /ˈsʌnˌbɛlt/

Definitions of sunbelt word

noun sunbelt the southern and southwestern region of the U.S. 1
noun sunbelt southern and southwestern region of US 1
singular noun sunbelt The warmer, sunnier parts of a country or continent, especially the southern United States, are sometimes referred to as the sunbelt. 0
noun sunbelt the southern states of the USA 0
noun sunbelt that part of the U.S. comprising most of the states of the South and the Southwest, characterized by a warm, sunny climate and regarded as an area of rapid population and economic growth 0

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Origin of sunbelt

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Sunbelt

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sunbelt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sunbelt usage trend in Literature

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