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1 sunbelt sun·belt n
['sʌnˌbɛlt]Cultural note: SUNBELT Gli Stati americani meridionali e sudoccidentali, dalla Carolina del Nord alla California, costituiscono la Sunbelt, così chiamata per il suo clima mite e soleggiato. Al nome si associa anche un rinnovato sviluppo economico, con aumento di popolazione e di potere politico. Gli stati settentrionali e nordoccidentali appartengono invece alla "Frostbelt", così chiamata per via dei lunghi inverni freddi, o "Rustbelt", per la presenza un tempo di stabilimenti industriali, ora perlopiù in declino.the sunbelt — il sud, la zona più calda
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Frostbelt — geographical name the N & NE states of the United States … New Collegiate Dictionary
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frostbelt — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often capitalized : the northern and northeastern states of the United States compare sunbelt herein * * * /frawst belt , frost /, n. (often l.c.) Snowbelt. Also, Frost Belt. [1975 80; FROST + BELT] … Useful english dictionary
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snowbelt — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often capitalized : a region that receives an appreciable amount of annual snowfall a state in the snowbelt * * * /snoh belt /, n. 1. a region of annual or heavy snowfall. 2. (cap.) Also, Snow Belt. Also called Frostbelt.… … Useful english dictionary
