banana belt

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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banana belt (plural banana belts)

  1. (climatology) 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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