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BORSHT BELT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests
Example:
many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit
Synonyms:
borscht belt; borscht circuit; borsht belt; borsht circuit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("borsht belt" is a kind of...):
playground; resort area; vacation spot (an area where many people go for recreation)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Holonyms ("borsht belt" is a part of...):
Catskill Mountains; Catskills (a range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas)
