wheatbelt

W4H4E1A1T1B3E1L1T1

noun

A region used for the growing of wheat.

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Meanings

wheatbelt1

nounwheatbelt (plural wheatbelts)

plural wheatbelts

  1. A region used for the growing of wheat.

Wheatbelt2

proper noun
  1. One of the nine regions in Western Australia.

    The 26-year-old has not been seen or heard from since she visited a general store in the small town of Beacon, in WA’s north-east Wheatbelt region, on 29 June.

    2025 July 10, Tory Shepherd, “Abandoned van found in search for missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga in remote WA”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

Wheatbelt · proper noun

From wheat + belt.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 小麥帶區 /小麦带区
  • 小麥帶區 /小麦带区 (xiǎomài dàiqū)region used for the growing of wheat
Finnish vehnäalue
  • vehnäalueregion used for the growing of wheat
Cite this entry
APA

wheatbelt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatbelt

MLA

“wheatbelt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatbelt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheatbelt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheatbelt.

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