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PRONUNCIATION OF BANANA BELT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BANANA BELT

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Banana belt is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BANANA BELT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Banana belt

A banana belt is any segment of a larger geographic region that enjoys warmer weather conditions than the region as a whole, especially in the wintertime. The term "banana belt" is broad enough that it can be used to describe everything from the entire Antarctic Peninsula, to the southern part of American midwest states, to microclimate areas of mountain ranges. Banana belts of the latter type may form on the lee sides of mountain slopes caused by orographic lift. When air rises over the top of a mountain range, it cools and releases moisture on the windward slope. As the air is pulled down the other side, it is compressed and heated via adiabatic heating, and it warms and dries territory in the mountain's rain shadow. North American examples of "banana belts" include: ▪ Rapid City, South Dakota, in the Black Hills. ▪ Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory. ▪ Windsor and Essex County in Ontario ▪ The Niagara Peninsula in Ontario. ▪ The southern Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia ▪ Menominee, Escanaba, and Manistique in the banana belt of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Definition of banana belt in the English dictionary

The definition of banana belt in the dictionary is a region with a warm climate, esp one in Canada.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BANANA BELT

banak
banal
banalisation
banalise
banality
banalization
banalize
banally
banana
Banana bender
banana boat
banana oil
banana peel
banana plug
banana prawn
banana republic
banana skin
banana split
Bananalander
bananas

WORDS THAT END LIKE BANANA BELT

asteroid belt
below the belt
belt
black belt
brown belt
cartridge belt
chastity belt
conveyor belt
endless belt
fan belt
fold-and-thrust belt
garter belt
green belt
Kuiper belt
lap and shoulder belt
safety belt
seat belt
suspender belt
sword belt
the black belt
tighten one´s belt

Synonyms and antonyms of banana belt in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «banana belt» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BANANA BELT

Find out the translation of banana belt to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of banana belt from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «banana belt» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

香蕉带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cinturón de plátano
570 millions of speakers

English

banana belt
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केले बेल्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حزام الموز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

банан ленты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinturão de banana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কলা বেল্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ceinture de bananes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tali pinggang pisang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bananengürtel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バナナベルト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바나나 벨트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sabuk banana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vành đai chuối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாழை பெல்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केळी बेल्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Muz kemeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cintura di banana
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

banan pas
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

банан стрічки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curea de banane
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιμάντα μπανάνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

piesang gordel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

banan bälte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banan belte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of banana belt

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BANANA BELT»

The term «banana belt» is normally little used and occupies the 129.525 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BANANA BELT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about banana belt

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BANANA BELT»

Discover the use of banana belt in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to banana belt and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Banana Belt
In a strong cameo role, Idaho's most renowned deceased resident, brash and blustering Ernest Hemingway, meets his otherworldly match in lovable, saucy "Millie the Ghost," as the book's diverse characters converge inexorably, all unaware of ...
Jeb Ladouceur, 2010
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The Antarctic Dictionary: A Complete Guide to Antarctic English
Depending on the user's perspective. the location of the banana belt varies'. This applies equally to its Antarctic usage. whose humour also lies in the essentially comparative nature of the assessment.l A place in Antarctica reputedly less cold ...
Bernadette Hince, 2000
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Niagara's Changing Landscapes
Niagara is often nicknamed the 'banana belt' of Canada, a reference to the ameliorating effects of the Great Lakes and a climate that is somewhat warmer than that of the areas immediately to the north. This has made Niagara popular as a ...
Hugh J. Gayler, 1994
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Foundations Take Two Books: Banana belt
Each lesson plan contains teacher notes and blackline masters to support a factual and fiction book in Foundations take two books, Set 5.
5
Law as Process: An Anthropological Approach
A tangle of such homestead gardens forms a several-mile-wide band, the banana belt, that rings the mountain. The open lands are all but gone. As in the past, there are no villages. Dwellings and gardens lie one right next to another for miles ...
‎2000
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Discover the Lost Coast
Every morning a warm fog covered Shelter Cove, what Keith called the Banana Belt. Afternoons, Momma and Nonie Jessie lounged on our favorite rocky little beach which was right on the Pacific Ocean. Gail and I searched the tide pools ...
V. Catania-Robertson, 2010
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The Weather of the Pacific Northwest
This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative guide to Northwest weather that is directed to the general reader; helpful to boaters, hikers, and skiers; and valuable to an expert meteorologist.
Cliff Mass, 2008
8
Popular Mechanics
This is known as the "banana belt," because, contrary to other areas of Antarctica, rock is exposed and the weather is relatively mild. Named Palmer Station in honor of Capt. Nathaniel Palmer, an American seal hunter who explored the region ...
9
Ski
In Vail and Aspen, it's too late to get lucky and score big in banana-belt places such as Edwards or Basalt. But no one is mistaking Winter Park for a gallon of gas on a camp- fire— at least not yet. Thus, SolVista represents the first serious effort ...
10
Myths of Ethnicity and Nation: Immigration, Work, and ...
7 # Transnational Identities and Trajectories in the Banana Belt Contemporary Belizean discourse on ethnicity leads inevitably to the effects of immigration on national culture. Given the magnitude of the Hispanic influx since 1980, and ...
Mark Moberg, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BANANA BELT»

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Unique home set amongst the boulders overlooking Mendocino's …
... the county's “banana belt,” which tends to be sunnier than the foggy, windswept climate we usually think of that close to the Mendocino coast. «SFGate, Jul 15»
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This Secret Slice Of Oregon Coast Is The Most Beautiful Place You …
Located on the southern Oregon coast along the so-called "Banana Belt," Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor is rife with natural ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
Puebloan falls short in run at 'Ninja' obstacle course
Mark Pearson runs the pole vault competition at the Banana Belt Classic. (File, The Pueblo Chieftain). The 53-year-old Puebloan, best known ... «Pueblo Chieftain, Jul 15»
4
Vitongoji duni: Wealthy Kenyans relocate as slums beckon for posh …
... poorly planned, overcrowded, and the decrepit matatus plying Karen roads make it look like a provincial town in a God-forsaken banana belt. «SDE Entertainment News, Jun 15»
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Really Good Reds: Finger Lakes Red Getting Scores of 90 or Above
This region is sometimes jokingly referred to as the “Banana Belt,” because of the moderating “tropical” microclimate the lake provides. «ithaca.com, Jun 15»
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Firsthand account
Palmer has been described as the “banana belt” of Antarctica, so these temperatures do not represent the temperature of the entire continent. «Antarctic Sun, Jun 15»
7
Urban beer hike in Bend
“It's our little banana belt,” he said. “But people are growing hops all over Central Oregon. There's a guy in Christmas Valley, someone in ... «Bend Bulletin, Jun 15»
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The life and times of a very big fish: United Fruit's Sam Zemurray
The Associated Press obituary said that, “In the banana belt of the Caribbean, Sam Zemurray was known as 'the fish that swallowed the whale. «The Tico Times, Apr 15»
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Southwest Michigan field crop regional report – April 17, 2015
Spring has come slowly to the “Banana Belt” of Michigan, but it has arrived as of last week, so no one is really complaining too loudly. However ... «Michigan State University Extension, Apr 15»
10
The dirt on dirt
MF: Amy Ivy is horticulturalist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension Service of Clinton and Essex counties, over there in the banana belt. «North Country Public Radio, Apr 15»

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