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• CORN BELT — CORN BEL Adossée aux rives sud occidentales des Grands Lacs, la Corn Belt, ou ceinture du maïs, a constitué l’un des exemples les plus caractéristiques de monoculture sur de vastes régions. Les campagnes de l’Indiana, de l’Iowa, de l’Illinois, de …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Corn Belt — the Corn Belt a large area in the central part of the US which produces a lot of corn (= ↑maize in British English) as food for cattle. It includes Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and parts of other states …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Corn Belt — Corn′ Belt n. agr. a region in the midwestern U.S., esp. Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, excellent for raising corn and cornfed livestock …   From formal English to slang

• Corn Belt — ☆ Corn Belt region in the NC plains area of the Midwest where much corn and cornfed livestock are raised: it extends from W Ohio to E Nebr. and NE Kans …   English World dictionary

• Corn Belt — Grain Belt redirects here. For the beer of the same name, see Grain Belt (beer). Production of corn in the United States. The Corn Belt is a region of the Midwestern United States where corn has, since the 1850s, been the predominant crop,… …   Wikipedia

• Corn Belt — Der Corn Belt Corn Belt ist eine Bezeichnung für eine Region im Mittleren Westen der USA, in der traditionell vornehmlich Mais (im amerikanischen Engl.: corn) angebaut wurde. In erster Linie umfasst dieser Maisgürtel das Territorium der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Corn Belt — noun the midwestern states where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn fed livestock • Instance Hypernyms: ↑belt • Part Meronyms: ↑Indiana, ↑Hoosier State, ↑IN, ↑Iowa, ↑Hawkeye State, ↑IA …   Useful english dictionary

• Corn Belt — 41° N 90° W / 41, 90 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Corn Belt — a region in the midwestern U.S., esp. Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, excellent for raising corn and cornfed livestock. [1880 85] * * * Traditional area, midwestern U.S. Roughly covering western Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, southern Minnesota,… …   Universalium

• corn belt — {n.} 1. The Midwest; the agricultural section of the United States where much corn is grown. * /Kansas is one of the slates that lies within the corn belt./ …   Dictionary of American idioms