Warm Region That Stretches Across Southern US

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from A Sweet Life, Group 1086, Puzzle 1 (Dulce De Leche).

Question is: Warm Region That Stretches Across Southern US

and the answer is: SUNBELT

Word Meaning:

SUNBELT — (chiefly US) An area or belt of land that receives a lot of sun; specifically, a zone comprising the southern and western states of the USA where the weather is typically sunny, characterised by an influx of population from the north and often typified as having conservative political views.

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