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Noun: borsht belt
Usage: informal
  1. A resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests
    "many comedians learned their trade playing the borsht belt";
    - borscht circuit [informal], borsht circuit [informal], borscht belt [informal]

Derived forms: borsht belts

Type of: playground, resort area, vacation spot

Part of: Catskill Mountains, Catskills

Encyclopedia: Borsht belt