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snow⋅belt

  [snoh-belt]
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–noun
1. a region of annual or heavy snowfall.
2. (initial capital letter) Also, Snow Belt. Also called Frostbelt. the northern parts of the U.S., esp. the Midwest and the Northeast, that are subject to considerable snowfall.
Origin:
1870–75; snow + belt
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Snow·belt also Snow Belt   (snō'bělt')   
The northern and northeast United States.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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