Cotton Belt

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) the part of the southern U.S. where cotton is grown, originally Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, but now often extended to include parts of Texas and California.

cotton belt

noun

1. a belt of land in the southeastern US that specializes in the production of cotton

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cotton Belt¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

The Africans were sold in the cotton belt, their existence virtually creating two distinct political parties.

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In every part of the cotton belt the looting of cotton went on.

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Although agriculture here is much more diversified than in the cotton belt, the Negro finds it necessary to get advances.

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Oats are probably the surest and best paying small grain crop that can be grown over practically the entire cotton belt.

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Pork can be produced in the cotton belt more easily than any other live stock.

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