black belt
1 of 2noun (1)
: one who holds the rating of expert in various arts of self-defense (such as judo and karate)
also : the rating itself
black belt
2 of 2noun (2)
ˈblak-ˌbelt 
1
: an area characterized by rich black soil
2
often capitalized both Bs : an area densely populated by Black people
The story of civil rights in Tuskegee is also a study in ambiguity, for it is a history at once unusual and typical of the Southern black belt.
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Word History
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1911, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1832, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Geographical Definition
Black Belt
geographical name
strip of rolling prairie land extending across central Alabama and Mississippi with fertile black clayey soil formerly notable for the production of cotton