banana belt

noun

A small land area with a warmer climate than its surroundings, particularly one whose location on a map suggests a cold climate.

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Meanings

nounbanana belt (plural banana belts)

plural banana belts

  1. climatologyA small land area with a warmer climate than its surroundings, particularly one whose location on a map suggests a cold climate.

Origin

From banana + belt. Perhaps influenced by sunbelt and the dependence of bananas on a warm climate.

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APA

banana belt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banana%20belt

MLA

“banana belt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banana%20belt. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banana belt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banana%20belt.

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