an informal name for the southern and south-western US states, usually from Virginia to California . Their economic and political power has grown since the 1960s as more people move from the Snow Belt and Rust Belt to the warm climate and new job opportunities of the Sunbelt.
SUNBELT
Meaning of SUNBELT in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005