BORSCHT BELT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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 ("borscht 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 ("borscht 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)